My Complete Works...yet again... (Will I ever get this stuff done?)

[Pokemaster Ash]

I am beginning to wonder if I will ever get all of my short stories/fics up without a lot of reposting. If we could just stay on one board for a while, maybe it could happen.

As usual, I'm starting with the short stories. However you guys are getting a break. I'm going to post all 3 of my short stories at once. Now here we go...

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Sabrina's Sorrow

It was a normal fall day at the Indigo Plateau. The Gym Leaders and the Elites, who were more like six than four, were having their normal annual reunion. Once again Sabrina sat to herself, avoiding contact with the others at all costs.

"They're not my real friends. They only act like I'm their friend because I'm a Gym Leader. None of them are true friends." she said to herself. Meanwhile some of the others were talking to themselves.

"Poor Sabrina. Why does she come to these things anyway if she only sits alone?" Jasmine asked.

"I don't know. Maybe it's the only opportunity she has to leave her house." Brock replied.

"You have to feel sorry for her, though. We have families and friends. She's all alone." Misty said.

"You're right, Misty." Gary said.

"However it can't be helped. I mean she never really had any childhood friends." Will said.

"That and her parents both died in the great Saffron City fire." Lorelei added. Meanwhile Sabrina had been listening in. Any mention of that fateful night always made her want to cry. However, since she had no emotions, that was something she just couldn't do.

"Why did they have to bring that up? They know it pains me to even hear the words 'Saffron City' and 'fire' in the same sentence." she said to herself. Lance walked up to her.

"You okay, Sabrina?" he asked.

"Not really. Lorelei just brought up the Saffron City fire." she said.

"Ah. Sorry." he said. He hugged Sabrina in an extremely futile attempt to get her to lighten up even a little. Then he went to see the others.

"The way she acts, it's obvious she's probably going to be alone all her life." Lt. Surge said.

"She's probably going to die alone, too." Falkner said.

"Damn them." Sabrina cursed to herself. That night she went to bed and started thinking.

"(Falkner and Surge are right. I'll never have anyone to even call a friend. Am I destined to be lonely forever?)" she thought. Just then something came back to her. It was an old and forgotten memory of her early childhood. "(Delia, of course! She could probably help me a little. But where did she live again? Pallet City, I think. It's been too long since I last saw her.)" she thought. Then she went to sleep, planning what she was going to do.

The next day she awoke and headed to see someone she hadn't seen since she left to start her Pokémon journey at seven years old. She drove to Pallet and went to a semi-familiar house. She then knocked on the door.

"I hope she still lives here." Sabrina said to herself. A youngish woman with moderate lengh red hair answered.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Delia?" Sabrina asked.

"Yes, that's me. What do you want?" she said.

"Miss Ketchum, don't you remember me?" Sabrina asked.

"Sabrina? Is that you?" Delia asked.

"Yes." she said. She wanted to smile at seeing her old babysitter and guardian, but of course she couldn't.

"Come in, my dear." Delia said. Sabrina went inside the small house which was walking distance from Prof. Oak's lab and Gary's house. "So what brings you here?" Delia asked Sabrina.

"Not much. I was just wondering if you could help me..." Sabrina said.

"Me help a Gym Leader? Heh heh. That's interesting." Delia said.

"I'm serious." she said.

"Well first could you get off of that monotone voice? Is that a joke or something?" Delia said.

"No. I've been like this ever since....." Sabrina said, trailing off before she could say words that were more or less forbidden from her vocabulary.

"My poor dear, I had forgotten. I'm sorry, Sabrina." Delia said.

"It's nothing, really. I was just hoping perhaps you could help me regain my emotions. I don't want to be so cold forever." the Psychic said.

"We'll see." Delia said. She went to another room and got a tape labelled 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'. "This always gets me laughing. We'll start there." she said. After watching the tape for about 10 minutes, a smile began to appear on Sabrina's normally deathly serious face. Soon she actually was laughing at the jokes, the hoedowns, the skits, everything.

"I don't believe it! I...I'm laughing!" Sabrina yelled. She was slowly beginning to feel other emotions seep in as well.

"The rest should follow. You know, I've always heard that laughter is the best medicine but I didn't know it worked in practice." Delia said.

"Thank you, Delia!" Sabrina said. She hugged Delia and left. She headed home, now a completely different person.

Another year blurred by and once again it came time for the annual reunion. This time Sabrina was actually happy to go.

"Hello, everyone." she said, smiling.

"Is that really Sabrina?" Clair asked. Chuck went over to the blue-haired Psychic.

"Alright, who are you and what have you done to Sabrina?" Chuck said. He then got sent across the room by a Psychic attack.

"That's her, all right." Bruno said. Everyone but Chuck laughed at that sight.

"It's nice to see you've finally cheered up. What did it?" Gary said.

"None of your business. I don't discuss my personal matters with you guys." she said.

"You've never done it with anybody, Sabrina." Janine said. Sabrina gave her a dirty look and Janine knew to back off before getting a dose of Psychic herself.

"Do you think we were wrong?" Falkner asked Lt. Surge about what they had said last year.

Two months passed after that. Sabrina was still a happy person. Problem was that she was still lonely. This upset her.

"What's the point of being so happy if there's no one around to be happy with? I think I need a boyfriend." she said. And with that she went out, bought a rather nice blue dress, and went off looking for someone. In desperation she even went to a singles bar where she ran into a "friend".

"Brock? What are you doing here?" Sabrina asked.

"Sabrina!? Uh...Why are you here?" Brock asked, somewhat nervously.

"I think we both know the answer to that." Sabrina said. She, like Brock many times, bombed out that night.

The next month, Sabrina again looked for a way to end her loneliness. However now she was really desperate. She wanted a child around to cheer her up. Since she couldn't be a babysitter and there was no way she was even going to get a guy to even go out with her, she was desperate enough to get herself artificially inseminated. (That's definitely as desperate as one can get.)

"Well, at least I won't be alone. I'll also have someone who I can help in the future..." Sabrina said.

At the reunion, Sabrina showed up with her child. The others had...interesting reactions.

"That's your kid!?" half of everyone said.

"Are you insane!?" the other half asked.

"No. I just didn't want to be lonely. Also I like being a mother." Sabrina said.

"You're only 19!" Bugsy said.

"This from a 12 year old. Age is irrelevant. I became a Gym Leader at seven and you didn't hear me complain." Sabrina said. "Anyway I think I'm going to be a great mother." she added. Lance walked up.

"Uh, Sabrina. I don't mean to be rude or anything but you can't raise the child how you plan and be a Gym Leader." he said.

"What about Clair and Lorelei?" Sabrina asked.

"The thing is that they have husbands." Gary said. He got hit hard by a Psychic attack.

"You can either be the mother you want to be or a Gym Leader. You can't have both. And unfortunately Gym Leading isn't a profession you can mix and match this stuff with." Lance said.

"Uh..." Sabrina said. She was at a loss for words. On one hand, she still wanted to be a Gym Leader and possibly Psychic Pokémon Master. On the other, she wanted to care for her daughter as much as she could. "I...I quit, then." Sabrina said, shocking everyone. She then teleported away to her car and drove back to Saffron. "(Oh how could I have been such a fool? This was all a big mistake!)" Sabrina thought. She now felt lonelier than ever as the people she could count on were now out of her life. "(Well, the child's not a mistake. I love her. But she has cost me my job, and I loved being a Gym Leader. I was better off cold and emotionless. No, I was better off expecting. That was nice. No, I was better off happy, but lonely. No, I was never better off at all! All of my life has been a mistake. And now...I pay the price.)" she thought. She reached home, but did something peculiar. She wrote a note and grabbed her child's carseat. She then put both the note and her child in it and teleported to Pallet, where she left it at a particular doorstep and knocked before teleporting away back to her home, where something bad was certainly going to happen.

"Huh? Who's there?" Delia asked. She noticed the child. "Who are you?" she asked. She then noticed the note that read:


Dear Delia,

Thank you for all of your help but I've realized something that I just cannot say in this letter. This is my daughter. Please take care of her for me.

-Sabrina

PS: Don't try looking for me. By the time you've finished reading, I'll be gone (and I don't necessarily mean physically).

"Oh dear." Delia said. She went to the phone and got the phone book. "Let's see... Indigo Plateau... Ah! Here we are." she said. She dialed the number. Lance picked up.

"Hello. Master Lance here." he said.

"This is Delia Ketchum." she said.

"And what do you want, Miss Ketchum?" Lance asked.

"It's about one of your Gym Leaders, Sabrina." Delia said.

"Sorry. She quit this afternoon." Lance said.

"Well I suggest you search her house and all of Kanto because I've got her daughter and a very disturbing note from her." Delia said, somewhat frantically.

"What!? Well we'll check." Lance said. Sure enough, just hours later, they found a rather gruesome sight at Sabrina's house. They found her, dead. She, in her sadness over never getting her life right, had slit her wrists. And to make sure some psychic failsafe wouldn't save her, she also shot herself in the head. Where she got the gun, no one knew. However it had done a good job of destroying the inside of her head while the outside remained relatively intact.

"Oh my God." Delia said, looking at Sabrina.

"I don't believe it." Misty said.

"Neither do I." most of the other GLs and Elites said.

"We found this on her, too." Officer Jenny said. It was another note.


Dear Delia and Lance,

I couldn't take the thought of not being a Gym Leader anymore. That and I never, ever got my life as it should. I was never better off at any time. Therefore I decided to spare myself any more mistakes and end it all. I'm sorry for the trouble I have caused and the grief I will cause.

PS: Delia, I forgot to say that my daughter's name was Sara in my last note. Please take care of her like you tried to do with me.

"What a sad ending to the career of one of our strongest Gym Leaders." Agatha said.

"I guess we were right. She did die alone." Lt. Surge told Falkner.

"What an awful sight..." Whitney said.

"And I thought I was going to be the first of us to go." Pryce said.

"Obviously you weren't." Blaine said.

"I liked her, personally. She had what it took to be an Elite." Karen said.

Time went on. Things were never the same for the Gym Leaders, Elites, or Delia. They all now carried a sadness in their hearts as someone they respected most, in her sadness, had done away with herself. However it didn't end there. There were reports of strange occurences in the Saffron Metropolis Gym. Sometimes the temperature inside would drop to 40-50 degrees even with the A/C off in the summer and the heat on full blast in the winter. There was an aura around the place that made even Ghost-Type and Dark-Type Pokémon not want to go anywhere near it. It was eventually closed down and sealed up. However inside, standing where she used to, was Sabrina's spirit. She stood there forever. She was eternally cold, eternally lonely, and could only experience one emotion: sorrow. There was a void where her heart once was. However, somewhere in her, there was a slight hope. Hope that her daughter would bring some honor back to her family's name. However that was never going to happen, and Sabrina knew it. Delia had actually adopted little Sara, and therefore wasn't hers anymore. She was truly all alone. She spent almost every moment of her afterlife crying, thinking about all she had left behind and all of the mistakes she had made. She regretted it all, and often wished she hadn't been born in the first place. However now she had sealed her own fate. She was doomed to forever feel sorrow and to forever be lonely, even though that's not what she wanted. She felt chained to the gym where she stood. She gave up what she enjoyed, being a Gym Leader, for what she loved most: her daughter. However her loneliness for losing the other Gym Leaders made her give it all up.

"If only someone would have actually become my friend so many years ago... Like anyone would." she often said to herself. "Now...I have nothing whatsoever."

The End

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It Doesn't Matter

It was a cool autumn day. Two people were walking through the park between Goldenrod Metropolis and Ecruteak City. One had blue hair and wore a red shirt, a yellow jacket, and white pants. The other was in silver armor and had his arm around the other.

"Aren't the colors of the leaves beautiful?" Sabrina asked, admiring the now colorful trees.

"Yeah. They are." the guy in armor said.

"Ash? Is something wrong?" Sabrina asked.

"Not really." Ash said. "I've just been thinking about things, that's all." he continued.

"Your armor again, huh? You're smart. One day you may just figure out how to get rid of it." she said.

"Yeah. Even if I have to tear it off piece by piece, I'll get rid of this thing." he said. He sighed. He was preoccupied with other things.

"Well..." Sabrina said. She pulled off the helmet and ran her hand through his hair. "...this is a start." she said, kissing him.

That night Ash looked up at the stars and thought.

"(Why? Why did I have to get stuck with this thing? I don't know enough about it to start to do anything with it except fight. Well, this armor does have its better uses.)" Ash thought. He remembered one occasion where he used the Water-Type form of his armor to stop a forest fire from roasting Viridian. "(But...unfortunately there are things that I want that I just can't have in this metal suit. I want Sabrina to see the real me; what's trapped in this thing. I want to be able to hold her without worrying about crushing her because of this armor's strength. There's so much I want. But...I guess I'll never have that.)" he thought, crying a little. He headed back inside Sabrina's house, which is where he was staying. He looked at Sabrina who was sleeping peacefully from outside her room. "I'm sorry, but you don't deserve to have a machine for someone so dear to you. Goodbye, my love. We may meet again someday, but we will most likely never be together again." he said. He packed up all of his stuff and, as he left, he kissed Sabrina. "A goodbye kiss." he whispered. He then left. Once he was outside of Saffron Metropolis, he pulled out a small box with a ring in it. "I originally wanted to ask you to marry me tonight, but...why should I when I'm not as I really should be? You need someone who isn't made of metal, someone who is pure flesh and blood, unlike me. Also...there is a side of me you haven't seen and I hope you never will: my Dark-Type side. What would happen if it were to ever get out again? I'd wind up hurting you or worse." he said, looking back. "It's better this way, even if it does hurt." he continued. He made his way west, back to Pallet City. "My old home... She'd check here first so I'd better not stick around long. I know where I could probably stay." he said to himself. He headed further west, to an area between Pallet and New Bark. He found a structure. "The gateway to The PokéMasters. I never thought I'd use this again." he said. He stepped through and arrived at a place he was at not too long ago. Everything was still pretty much the same. "This was and is a nice place. I guess it'll be home now. I can always return to the ASB league. That was fun." he said.

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Back in Saffron Metropolis, Sabrina was going to be in for a bad surprise. "Ash?" she said. She looked around and found his stuff gone. "Huh?" She found a note left behind.


Dear Sabrina,

I'm truly sorry for what I have to say here. I'm afraid it's over. You deserve someone human, unlike me. You don't deserve someone who can't give you everything you could want and need. I doubt we'll see each other again, but you never know. Goodbye, Sabrina. It's been fun.

Sincerely,
Ash

PS: Please don't be sad. It's for the best.

"Ash? Why? We were so happy together. I guess that armor of his just got him down. But...with or without armor, I still love him. So why...?" she said. "I guess he doesn't believe himself to be human anymore. I don't blame him. Being stuck in that metal suit for over two years would probably make someone believe that, too. But I still love him." she continued.

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Back at TPM, Ash had rejoined a Pokémon league he was in temporarily in the past. Now he decided this was going to be a permanent tenure.

"Pokémon battles are the only things that can keep my mind off of Sabrina right now." he said to himself one day. He eventually ran into an old friend of his.

"Hey Ash. Where's Sabrina at?" Prof. Jb Wolf asked.

"Back at home." Ash said in a depressed tone.

"Why? Also why are you so down?" Prof. asked.

"I...It's pretty much over. It's just not right for her to end up with a monster like me." he said.

"A monster? You mean the armor, huh?" Prof. said. "That's no reason to break up, though. When you two were here last, you seemed inseparable. What happened?" he asked.

"Something just clicked. I just figured I'd be in this metal suit forever and I didn't want her to not be able to know me as I used to be." Ash said. He sighed. "I wish that Gyarados had finished me off when it blasted me. That way I could have spared her the suffering this caused for her." he continued.

"True, but without you she'd still be cold and emotionless." Prof. said.

"Either way, she's better off without me." Ash said. (Author's note: I don't think so.)

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Back in Saffron, Sabrina was taking a nice walk outside.

"I feel so lonely now that Ash is gone. I know why Ash left, but I think that was a hasty and foolish decision. I wouldn't have minded talking to him about it." she said. She then heard something. "Huh? Is anyone there?" she asked. Nothing. She heard noises again and saw some blob-like shapes. The street lights revealed their identity: a bunch of Grimers. "You think you can scare me? Alakazam, go!" she said, throwing a Pokéball containing her strongest Pokémon. "Psychic!" she said. The Grimers didn't know what hit them. "Good. Return." she said, recalling the powerful Psychic-Type. She didn't notice something lurking behind her. "Huh?" she said. She turned around just in time to be Body Slammed by a Muk. Sabrina's cries for help were muffled by the Pokémon on top of her. When the poisonous Pokémon left, it left Sabrina in very bad shape. Parts of her clothes had been dissolved by the toxic acid and she had several burns also caused by it. She coughed up some of a purple ooze. She had actually ingested some of the Muk's toxic waste.

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Back at TPM, a battle was waging atop the ASB tower.

"Alakazam, Hyper Beam!" Ash yelled to his Pokémon. The attack struck the other trainer's Rhydon.

"Horn Drill!" another trainer said to his Pokémon.

"Teleport!" Ash yelled. The Alakazam zapped away from the blast, but Ash neglected to notice which way the charging Pokémon was headed for. It slammed into him and the Rhydon's horn went right through him, putting a decent sized hole in his chest. "(So my curse is over. But will I ever see Sabrina again in the afterlife?)" Ash thought as he was sent flying by the impact. He wound up flying off the tower. However he was dead before he hit the ground.

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At the hospital in Saffron, things weren't doing well for Sabrina. Someone had noticed the Muk attack but she was in bad shape. Lance, Karen, Misty, and Erika were with her.

"So...will she live?" Misty asked.

"I don't know. I hope so. She was a great Gym Leader." Karen said.

"Since she opened up and let her emotions out, she's been a good friend." Erika said.

"Thanks for...the kind words." Sabrina said, weakly. "I wish...Ash was here...with me." she continued.

"I hate to break this to you, Sabrina. Especially at a time like this." Lance said.

"What?" Sabrina asked.

"There was some accident and Ash is dead. I'm sorry." he continued.

"Really?" Sabrina asked, starting to cry.

"Don't cry, Sabrina. Save your strength." Erika said.

"I...can't...help it." Sabrina said, growing weaker. Just then she thought she saw someone. He was wearing a black shirt, a blue jacket, blue jeans, and white sneakers. She recognized his face. "Ash?" she asked.

"Come on, Sabrina. Your parents are waiting for you. So am I." Ash, or at least his spirit, said.

"My...parents...?" Sabrina said.

"Sabrina?" Lance asked. Just then the monotone sound coming from the heart monitor hooked up to Sabrina filled the room. "Oh no." he said.

"She's gone." Erika said.

"Well at least she's with those she loved." Misty said.

In a vast field (Heaven), Sabrina and Ash were hugging one another.

"I guess we weren't meant to be apart." Sabrina said.

"Yeah, but like this?" Ash said.

"Forget it, Ash. This is not your fault. Now I admit this wasn't what I had in mind when I thought I'd be with you forever, but this isn't bad. At least now I get to see what you really look like. Just as I imagined, too." Sabrina said.

"Whatever. Just as long as you're happy. And...now that I look back, it didn't matter at all if I had my armor or not. I was just being silly." Ash said.

The End

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To be continued...

[Pokemaster Ash]

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Pain of Loss

"Why?"

A thought that had often went through the mind of a young man as he layed all alone on his bed. One that used to belong to him and his expecting wife. He could still picture quite clearly the events of days before.

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He and and his wife were at an outdoor cafe just sort of relaxing and enjoying a nice meal of pasta.

"What's so funny?" Ash asked a giggling Sabrina.

"Nothing. The baby's just moving around a lot." she said. She was just weeks away from having a child.

"Well it won't be long before it'll be in your arms and you can control it." Ash said.

"Do you have to keep saying 'it'? It sounds like I'm having something not human." she said.

"Well we don't know if it's a boy or girl yet, do we? That is, unless you have some sort of Psychic intuition." Ash said, glaring at his wife.

"Sorry, that's one of the few things we can't do." she said. The two finished and paid their bill. They left, but something, or rather someone was out there. Someone was trying to target Ash from the shadows. He was a member of the long gone Team Rocket, who had run away when Ash had sent all of them to prison and was back for revenge.

"Team Rocket will live again, especially once you die." he said.

"Hey Ash, what do you think we should name our child?" Sabrina asked.

"Well I think Sara sounds nice for a girl and---" he said, cut off by seeing something from the shadows.

"Gotcha!" the Rocket said, pulling the trigger on his sniper rifle. However his aim was off and instead of hitting Ash, Sabrina was the one to fall.

"What!? Sabrina!" he said. He then saw from where the shot came. "Thunderwave!" he shouted, sending a charge of electricity at the Rocket and paralyzing him. The police got him while Ash kneeled next to Sabrina. "Are you okay, Sabrina?" he asked. No answer. He then noticed that, despite the Rocket's bad aim, the shot had hit Sabrina right in the heart, killing her instantly. "Sabrina... No..." he said, starting to cry over his fallen lover. She was taken to the hospital so that perhaps the child could be saved, but the girl she was carrying also perished. This put an even bigger dent in Ash's feelings.

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"If only that Rocket's aim had been accurate... I might have died, but at least Sabrina and her child would still have lived." he said to himself. Ever since that day he had been rather depressed and more or less just stayed in his room, thinking about what had happened. He just couldn't help but feel so sorry for Sabrina's death since he was so devoted to protecting her and since the bullet that killed her was meant for him. "(I...I've got to get away from here. Perhaps returning home might ease the pain. But will it ever go away?)" he thought.

The next day he packed up and headed from The PokéMasters (Author's Note: It just isn't a PA fic without the place.) and headed for his home town of Pallet City. He was just as sad as when he left TPM, but at least there were those here who could comfort him. He went to a familiar house and knocked.

"Hey mom. Are you there?" he said.

"It's so nice to see you again, Ash!" she said, opening the door. Her attitude changed when she saw the look on his face. "Ash? Is...something wrong?" she asked.

"Yeah, there is." he said. He went inside and told his mother about what had happened between him and Sabrina and how it ended.

"I'm so sorry Ash. It was nice to hear you got married to someone you loved and were about to be a father, but it's so sad having to hear that Sabrina died." Delia said.

"Not dead, killed. Someone tried to kill me and got her instead." Ash said, falling deeper into his depression after having said everything.

"It'll be okay. Maybe next time things won't go so badly." she said.

"Next time?" Ash said, starting to get a little angry. "What do you mean 'next time'?" he asked.

"Well aren't you going to at least try to find someone whose shoulders you can cry on besides mine?" Delia asked. Ash just gave her a look that screamed 'Are you f***ing crazy!?'.

"Just...nevermind." Ash said. He headed to his old room, where he once again shut himself inside and stared at the ceiling. Later that night he got a phone call from Lance.

"Hey Ash. It's been a while. Listen, I heard you had returned but where's Sabrina?" Lance said.

"She's dead." was all Ash could say.

"What happened?" Lance asked. Ash gave him the whole story. "Ouch. Sorry, man. I'm so sorry to have to bring that up." he said. Ash didn't reply. "Do you have Sabrina's Pokémon on you?" he asked. Ash glanced at the six Pokéballs on his belt. Inside them were an Abra, a Kadabra, an Espeon, an Alakazam, a female Mr. Mime, and a Starmie, the last of which Ash had given to Sabrina as a Christmas present the previous year. They were the only ones to be kept on Ash's belt.

"Yeah, I do." Ash said.

"Well I don't really want to say this, but until we can find a replacement for Sabrina, do you think you could be a temporary Gym Leader in Saffron Metropolis?" Lance asked.

"I'll try." Ash said. Sabrina's Pokémon had learned to listen to Ash since the two were married but now that was going to be put to the test.

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Months had passed. Ash was still doing fine as a temporary Gym Leader for his late wife's gym. In fact he had an almost perfect record going in which the only losses he had suffered were to trainers who used only Dark-Types, which was a very rare occurence. The other Gym Leaders, Jasmine and Misty moreso than others, often popped in to give their condolences and just to check on Ash's well-being. He was starting to turn into what Sabrina once was: cold and emotionless. (Author's note: PA cold and emotionless...a very scary thought, no?) The reason Jasmine and Misty checked in so often was that the two actually cared for the suffering Pokémon Master. Then one day...

"So how are we doing today?" Misty asked.

"...Okay." Ash said in a cold tone. Misty couldn't take it anymore.

"Listen, Ash. The rest of us are starting to get worried about you. You've got to let it go. Sabrina maybe dead, but life goes on." Misty said.

"...Maybe, but I still have my feelings for her." Ash said still in a cold tone.

"What feelings?! You seem almost like a robot from sitcoms. Lighten up a bit." Misty said.

"You don't understand." Ash said.

"Me not understand? Listen I know it must be tough to lose a loved one, but it can't go this far. You're making the same mistake Sabrina did by not letting her sorrow go. Give it up." Misty said.

"But I still love her." Ash said. He got smacked across the face by Misty.

"Sorry, Ash. However to love someone so far as to give up everything else is just crazy. There are others who would like to help you but you just brush them all away...like me." she said.

"You?" Ash said in a tone of almost shock.

"To tell you the truth, I love you. Please Ash. I only want to help." she said.

"I...I don't know what to say." he said, his shock starting to bring his feelings back.

"How about thanks for bringing you back to normal?" she asked, hugging the near normal person standing before her. "I may not be Sabrina, but I think I'll be a nice enough substitute. Just give it a chance." she continued.

"Thank you. And with time, I'm sure you'll be right." Ash said.

Time went on. The two eventually got married, something Ash had his doubts about because he still had some feelings for Sabrina. However he put those aside in his heart where they wouldn't do any damage but would still remind him of what he once had. Not too much later the two wound up with twin girls.

"So what do we call them?" Misty asked.

"Sabrina and Sara sound like nice names." Ash said.

"I understand Sabrina, but why Sara?" Misty asked.

"It's a nice name and that's what I wanted to call the child Sabrina was going to have if it was a girl, which it was." Ash said.

"I see. Well I guess that won't be so bad." she said. A figure watched from the shadows.

"Well, Ash. Despite all of your suffering you now have a nice family. I'm just so sorry I couldn't have been with you forever like I planned." the blue-haired woman said before vanishing into thin air, crying at the fact that she wasn't going to see Ash again for a very long time or perhaps forever. However she was comforted by the fact that her former beloved was happy once again.

The End

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Okay, we still have a posting limit. Much better, though.

All of this is the result of my rather brief Dark period. I'm not sure if I'll ever make another short story again.

Up next: Time for a long saga to be reposted. Some major battles, heroes who always seem to get the crap beaten out of them, dangerous and very evil enemies, love, sorrow, anger, and a whole lot of destruction to come. Gundam fights and battles of destiny all set. Time for the Gundam trilogy and Legends of a Pokemaster.

[Salvester2]

Cool...this is much better than Ezboard....well...you know PA, why don't you just post one whole thing at once? It would be much easier..


Unblock me...unblock me...unblock me

[Blastiose007]

i read these on the Ezboard they are very good

[Pokemaster Ash]

Originally posted by Salvester2
why don't you just post one whole thing at once? It would be much easier..

It's called a posting limit. I had intended to post all 3 of my short stories in one go, but as you see, I had to make another post for the last one.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Let's get things started in the Gundam Trilogy. [plays Just Communication]

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In the year After Colony 195, great changes occurred on Earth and in space. Five specially made Mobile Suits known as Gundams were sent with their young pilots to destroy the Organization of the Zodiac, or OZ as it was more commonly known. Later that year, the Romafeller Foundation and a revolutionary group of colonists known as the White Fang along with OZ and the Gundams started wars on Earth and in space. Two incredibly powerful Gundams, Wing Zero and Epyon, held the fate of the galaxy in their hands. Romafeller, OZ, and White Fang were all defeated in the end.

In After Colony 196, the daughter of the late Treize Kushrenada, Mariemeia, and her power-mad grandfather Dekim Barton attacked the Earth and planned to use the original Operation Meteor. They were defeated and now Mariemeia is friends with the Gundam pilots. All Mobile Suits were supposed to have been destroyed afterward.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 1: New Beginnings

It is only a few months later. Mobile Suits have been rebuilt to help humanity rather than fight. The Gundams were rebuilt to ensure peace would last. However history may be destined to repeat itself. Treize Kushrenada, who was believed to be destroyed in the Eve War in AC195, has returned and opened a school for educating as well as training young warriors. The Gundam Pilots have decided to attend here to learn as well as to keep an eye on Treize. This school is where four new Gundam pilots come into play. There is Ky Syen with her Gundam Aquila, Jheta Lahn and his Gundam Redthunder, Zaveko Kampfer with his Gundam Tallgeese X, and Ash Ketchum who is in the process of building two very powerful Mobile Suits capable of beating even Wing Zero. All of their lives are about to take drastic changes as war breaks out...

"Man, I can't believe we've stayed in one place so long. It's kind of unsettling." Duo said as he headed for school with Trowa.

"I don't mind. It's nice that we don't fight anymore." Trowa said.

The day, however, wasn't starting off too well for others.

"Hm... Let's see... Period 1: Tactics 3 with Mr. Zechs Merquise." a girl said. She then bumped into someone.

"Oops. Sorry about that. My name's Kriz." the other student said.

"My name's Ky. I really should be more careful." she said.

Meanwhile, in a rather secret lab...

"Ah. It's almost ready." a young man said as he looked at a blue and white Mobile Suit. Next to it was a 50% complete dark red and black MS. "I wonder if I'll ever fight with you two." he said. He looked at his watch. "Damn! I'm going to be late. Unless..." he said. He grabbed a device from the table. "This little gem got me second place at the science fair last year. I would have had first except Treize got zapped to the roof. I think I've gotten the bugs out of it." he said. "Relena'll kill me if I'm even a second late." he added. He knew practically everyone from the previous Gundam wars. He used the device and was instantly transported to his locker. "Yep. I got it." he said, smiling. He got his books and dashed to class.

"You just made it, Ash." Relena said. She was the History teacher, and a rather strict one at that.

"You know me, always on time." Ash said. He took a seat behind Duo, who was already alseep. "I wonder if he got a preview of today's speech..." he said to himself. Meanwhile...

"Great. They had to drop me in History class. I didn't even sign up for it. Oh well. It can't be helped. The teacher is...Relena? Oh boy..." a young man said. He walked in just as the bell rang and sat next to Duo. He smiled when he saw how out of it Duo was.

"Hey. My name's Ash. Do you know Duo?" he asked, whispering.

"Yeah. I bet in thirty seconds Relena will yell at him. By the way, the name's Jheta." he said, also whispering. Sure enough, thirty seconds later...

"Duo, I suppose you can tell us where Napoleon Bonaparte fought his last battle." Relena yelled.

"Um... His last battle? Uh..." was all Duo could say.

"I'll see you at lunch, then." she said, smiling somewhat evilly.

"Shoot." Duo said, trying to avoid getting into anymore trouble. The bell rang for the next class and they went on their way. Ash ran into Heero on the way to his next class.

"Hey Ash. How's your day been?" Heero asked in his usual cold tone.

"Not bad. Duo's in trouble, but I'm alright." Ash said.

"Okay. See you later." Heero said.

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It was the end of the day.

"Ah, Period 7. Tactics 4 with Zechs Merquise. My favorite class. Too bad we can only practice with Leos. I wouldn't mind a Taurus or even a Virgo. However they all pale in comparison to my little projects." Ash said to himself. He then bumped right into Ky.

"Aw! That's the third time today I've done that. I must be a klutz today..." she said.

"It's not your fault. I wasn't looking where I was going either. My name's Ash." he said. He helped her pick up her stuff.

"I'm Ky. Nice to meet you. Well...see you around." she said, dashing off to her next class. He made it to his with plenty of time to spare.

"Hey Ash. Hoping to get any better?" Zechs asked.

"I hope so, Zec...er, Mr. Merquise." Ash said as another student entered the room. Only in private did he talk so casually. "Actually, I'm not sure. I don't think I can get any better in this class. I'm the best here." he added, remembering his straight A+'s in previous Tactics classes.

"So you are." Zechs said.

"You know I couldn't help overhearing. I bet I can do at least as good as you." Jheta said as he entered. This was his class too.

"You're on!" Ash said.

"Hold it, you two. Class hasn't even begun yet." Zechs said.

"I'm the highest scoring person here. I doubt you could beat me." Ash said, starting to get a little egotistical.

"At Militia High, I ranked top! Only the best come from there." Jheta said.

"I'm still better than you!" Ash said, storming off to his seat.

"Funny. He's never like that." a girl said.

"Oh?" Jheta asked.

"Yeah. He's usually calm and totally focused on the suits and weapons." she said.

"Well we've made a little challenge to each other." he said. When it was time for the battle, both Ash and Jheta dashed to a pair of Leos which were built for training.

"Hmph! He thinks he's so good. I'll show him." Ash said.

"Let's see who's the better of us." Jheta said. The two began fighting. They used the beamsabers but neither had the upper hand.

"Very impressive." Zechs said.

"Well well. It's been far too long since I've fought someone so challenging." Ash said. "However one needs to know the element of surprise!" he yelled, deactivating the saber and grabbing for the beam rifle. His Leo jumped really high into the air. It fired, did a somersault, reactivated the saber, landed behind Jheta's Leo, and sliced its arm off.

"Whoa! That's something one usually doesn't see with a Leo." Zechs said. "A Gundam on the other hand..." he added to himself.

"Grr... Lucky shot!" Jheta said, a bit P.O.'d.

"I prefer skill." Ash said, punching Jheta's Leo in the face and then slicing it in half while avoiding its saber. Ash then leapt rather gracefully from his Leo. Jheta climbed out of what was left of his.

"Perfect score. Not a scratch on your Leo and you were up against a good pilot." Zechs said.

"I do what I can." Ash said, turning to a more humble mood.

The day ended and everyone headed home. Ash headed to his lab, which was underneath his home.

"Today went well." he said to himself.

"Yeah, well my day sucked. Did you hear what happened to me in History?" Duo said.

"I was there. You were alseep when I got there." Ash said.

"Oh man..." Duo said.

"Got the parts I wanted?" Ash asked.

"Yeah. You're lucky. These are some pretty rare parts." Duo said.

"How about supplies?" Ash asked.

"That's Quatre's department." Duo said.

"And when did we make that agreement?" Quatre asked as he walked in.

"Uh..." Duo said.

"Hi Quatre. Ready to help out?" Ash said in a rather cheery tone.

"Not really. I just came to give you a bit of a heads up. There has been some strange MS activity lately." Quatre said.

"Another OZ?" Duo asked, surprised.

"I don't know. I think we should be ready anyway." Quatre said.

"Okay. I'll try to finish my Gundams as quickly as possible." Ash said.

"Those two are Gundams!?" Duo said, very surprised.

"Of course. Quatre supplied me with Gundanium. I suspect you were asleep at the time." Ash said. He then ducked a punch from Duo. "Ah ah ah."

"You haven't been yourself lately, Ash." Duo said.

"Do you really know me?" Ash said in a semi-dark tone.

"Now you're scaring me." Duo said. He and Quatre left. Ash then turned to his two Gundams.

"Wing, Epyon, I promise you won't miss any action." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh heh. This is the beginning of a very long stay in Hell for Ash. He has to deal with Jheta all through the Gundam trilogy. But for now, some data:

Ash Ketchum
Age: 18
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: A person with a rather interesting background. His memories are, for now, gone. He is also plagued by mental attacks. Later on he goes through some pretty strange transformations, including becoming a powerful Newtype. His intelligence, strength, and stamina are extraordinarily high.

Jheta Lahn
Age: 18
Race/Nationality: German/Japanese
Data: A warrior with a bit of an ego. He is usually cool and calm, but he is known to go nuts from time to time. He becomes Ash's rival and worst enemy as things progress.

Ky Syen
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: Russian
Data: A short yet beautiful young woman. She appears normal on the outside, but she is actually the result of a rather immoral experiment.

Heero Yuy
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: A Gundam pilot with a record for insane acts. He is a fearless warrior. However his lack of other emotions may be a problem...at least for now.

Duo Maxwell
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: American
Data: Another Gundam pilot with a rather dangerous Gundam. He is a bit of a clown at times and his face and stomach are often used for target practice for fists and feet. He is not to be underestimated.

Triton Bloom (aka Trowa Barton)
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: Latin
Data: A warrior with a clouded past. He was lost when just a baby and raised to be a soldier. He took the name Trowa Barton from the person who was supposed to be piloting Heavyarms. He may come off as cold like Heero, but he does feel emotions.

Quatre Winner
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: Arabic
Data: A young man from a very wealthy (and massive) family. He believes himself to be a test-tube child like his 29(!) sisters. However he was created normally. He knows nothing of his mother as he was told she died when he was born. He will later learn this wasn't the case. He is empathic and a rather gentle person. However he fights to make sure no other innocent people get hurt.

Relena Peacecraft
Age: 17 (Very mature for her age...)
Race/Nationality: N. European
Data: A young woman who has led a rather strange life. After her brother Milliardo disappeared and her parents were killed, she was taken care of by Vice Foriegn Minister Darlian. After the Gundams arrived, she learned the truth of her past. After learning that Zechs Merquise was her brother Milliardo and fearing her destruction by Heero Yuy, she pretty much kept to herself. After the Gundam pilots returned to Earth and after she rebuilt the Sank Kingdom, she helped the Gundam pilots. Now...well, it's hard to say if she's helping or not as a teacher.

Milliardo Peacecraft (aka Zechs Merquise)
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: N. European
Data: A person who has lead a rather complicated life. After running away and becoming Zechs Merquise, he became one of the best MS pilots ever. Once regaining his former identity, he lead the White Fang and was defeated. He is Zechs now and will always will be. To everyone he is Zechs Merquise, but Relena and Noin still think Milliardo's in there somewhere.

MS Leo
ID#: OZ-06MS, ESA-06MS, DK-06MSx, KF-06MS2
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A basic combat Mobile Suit that is used by practically everybody. There are also two variations: the Aerial Combat Leo and the Space Leo. They are weak by themselves, but in large groups they can be quite powerful enemies. Those belonging to the Dyu-Ki and Ketchum family are a bit more advanced than those of others.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 100
Speed: 100
Power: 100
Armor: 100
Armament
105mm Rifle x1 (100 Rounds)
Beam Rifle x1 (Optional)
Beamsaber x1
Shield x1
Beam Cannon x1 (Optional)
Bazooka x1 (Optional)

Speaking of the Gundam trilogy as a whole, I'm about 68% or so done with it. Yay!

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Think you might just get through the Gundum School Trilogy this time around? Or at least Gundam High?

[Pokemaster Ash]

I came close two tries ago (I got up to Episode 43 of what was Gundam High, and there's only 49).

But don't forget, there's more than the Gundam Trilogy that I have to post. Legends of a Pokemaster (Good ol' PA and Sara's domain) has to go up too. Luckilly that's much shorter than the Trilogy (which currently has about 103 Episodes written for it total).

[Salvester2]

Originally posted by Pokemaster Ash
...Sara and PA's domain...


Stupid self centered hero type people...never say anything about bad guy...eerr...*mumbles insulting things under his breath and hides a wepon he just brought in*


This'll teach him to say stuff like this..ya..heheh..*mumble mumble*

[Pokemaster Ash]

Just a little update on progress:

I seem to be going faster in writing Part 3 of the Gundam trilogy that I thought. I'm just over halfway done with it, bringing the overall amount done with the trilogy (that's parts 1-3) to about 83%. With any luck, it should be done before November. Then I can get to work on rewriting Legends of a Pokemaster.

And speaking of Part 3 of the trilogy and Legends, here's a very good pic of my favorite character from both (more or less the only character in both). Enjoy.:)

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[CelebiMaster]

When you do finish the 3rd part, e-mail it to me, OK? I want to know how you wrote it.(That and I forgot how it ends).

[EngiMatikul]

Originally posted by Pokemaster Ash
And speaking of Part 3 of the trilogy and Legends, here's a very good pic of my favorite character from both (more or less the only character in both). Enjoy.:)

She looks too much like Sabrina and not enough like you. Maybe she has Sabrina's looks with PMA's egocentricity?

Everyone join ASWZ!!!:P

[Pokemaster Ash]

After enough neglecting this fic...I'm going to do some more...

I apologize for not updating in a long time. I've been busy with other stuff, including finishing the fic. Don't worry, readers. I will update within a week. I should be able to squeeze some time in to update somewhere.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And finally...

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It is the year After Colony 197. All Mobile Suits, including the Gundams, have been rebuilt to help humanity rather than harm it. Also Treize Kushrenada, who was supposed to have died, started a school to train young warriors.

"Let's see who's the better of us." Jheta said. The two began fighting. They used the beamsabers but neither had the upper hand.

"Very impressive." Zechs said.

"Well well. It's been far too long since I've fought someone so challenging." Ash said. "However one needs to know the element of surprise!" he yelled, deactivating the saber and grabbing for the beam rifle. His Leo jumped really high into the air. It fired, did a somersault, reactivated the saber, landed behind Jheta's Leo, and sliced its arm off.

"Whoa! That's something one usually doesn't see with a Leo." Zechs said. "A Gundam on the other hand..." he added to himself.

"Grr... Lucky shot!" Jheta said, a bit P.O.'d.

"I prefer skill." Ash said, punching Jheta's Leo in the face and then slicing it in half while avoiding its saber.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 2: Return to the Battlefield

The wind howled past a dark-dressed man. He had been watching the day's occurences. He brushed some stray hairs out of his face.

"(Hopefully I'll find something to do while I look after him.)" the young man thought.

Meanwhile, in his lab, Ash had completed his Gundams. He gazed upon his masterpieces. However they weren't going to be the only ones.

"I pushed myself to the limits, but I finally completed you. You'll be as powerful as the others...maybe even moreso." he said. He stumbled and leaned against a nearby table. "I guess I overdid it." he said, feeling a bit dizzy. Then his head started throbbing. "Not again! Why does this keep happening!?" he yelled. All of the emotions he had control of were now being jumbled together and causing a severe attack. "Aah! What is with me!? Am I cursed or something!?" he screamed. The attack subsided. He'd been having these attacks since, as he saw it, eternity. The fact that his memories of the past had been all but erased didn't help. "Thank goodness it never happens in class. I don't want anyone but Duo and Quatre to see me like this." he said to himself. The two pilots had seen Ash in this condition before.

"Don't give in... Take control..."

"Huh? I'm the only one here? Where'd that voice come from?" he said. He then noticed the red Gundam was active. "Strange. I don't remember activating you yet." he said. Then it shut down. "Hmm..."

"Hey Ash! We may need your help. We found some Mobile Suits doing something strange." Quatre said over the com. system.

"I'll be right there." Ash said. He got into the blue and white Gundam, which transformed into a bird-like machine and took off. He then transformed it back as he joined up with Quatre and Duo.

"There they are." Quatre said.

"Tauruses. Heh. I like these guys' style." Ash said. He always liked the Taurus Mobile Suit. However the Gundams held greater significance to him.

"Alright you guys! Give up now!" Duo commanded; Deathscythe Hell Custom stepping forward.

"Huh? Gundams!?" some of the pilots said. They opened fire on the three. However they avoided taking a lot of damage.

"Our turn." Ash said. His Gundam pulled out its buster rifle and blasted some of the other suits.

"Hey! Leave some for us." Duo said. He and Quatre began slicing the rest of the Suits apart.

"Let's get out of here!" a pilot said. Those that remained flew away.

"Good riddance!" Quatre said. The three split up and returned to where they kept their Gundams.

"Not a bad battle, eh buddy?" Duo said, looking at his Gundam.

"It looks like it barely took any damage." Hilde said. She had been living with Duo for a while...or rather he was living with her. The two act like they're just housemates, but at times it seems like more than that.

"Well we were only fighting Tauruses. Nothing major." Duo said.

Meanwhile at Quatre's hangar...

"Well, Sandrock, I didn't think we'd fight again. However that's how things are." Quatre said.

And at Ash's lab...

"Perfect! You worked exactly how I planned in battle. I built you well, Wing Gundam Custom." he said, looking at the angel-winged Mobile Suit he piloted in battle earlier. Then he noticed what time it was. "Well I better get some rest. Duo will probably get yelled at tomorrow. I wonder what Jheta's going to do, though. He doesn't seem like the type to let it go after that bad a defeat." he said. He passed through a door and then up a bunch of stairs that lead to his house. His hangar was underground, with a well-concealed hangar door and a password activated outside entrance leading down to it by the house. It took him only a couple of years to build it, but it was still hard work.

Meanwhile in another area of the city...

"Well that took longer than I thought." Ky said, walking towards a hostel. She had been doing some work on her Gundam. "Let's see... With the recent modifications, Aquila should operate at at least 10% above normal. That just leaves its defense..." she said to herself. She walked inside and to a room with a bunch of other teens hanging around. She grabbed a cup of coffee and went to watch a chess game.

The next day, a rather displeased young man was walking the halls of the high school.

"Fools, all these students. They act so carefree, so innocent. Such a thing I don't wish to be!" Zaveko muttered to himself.

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Zaveko pulled out a large sword, a kodachi, and walked to a combat class.

"Zaveko Kampfer! Not only are you late for Kendo Class, but that's a real weapon! Put it away!" Treize ordered.

"Yes, sir..." Zaveko said, putting the weapon away and picking up a wooden sword. Someone walked over to him.

"Let's go. I'm sure I'll kick your a**." he said.

"You think so?" Zaveko asked, smiling. His opponent charged at him and he reacted immediately. He blocked the attack and with a quick slash sent his opponent to the floor. Then he slammed the weapon into the guy's stomach. "Pathetic. You're no challenge." he said, disgraced at the easy victory. Treize clapped.

"Impressive. I hope your MS skills are as good." he said.

"So do I." Zaveko said. After class, he walked off. "Damn! No one in this whole school can fight as well as I can. Well...at least no one I'm aware of..." he said to himself.

Later that day...

"Now for Tactics." Ash said, smiling. He sat in his usual seat.

"Today we'll talk about MS weaponry. The beam rifle, 105mm rifle, and beamsaber are pretty straightforward. However there are some pretty impressive weapons out there." Zechs said.

"Cool. Weaponry lessons. This will be interesting." Ash said to himself.

"First off we'll look at the buster rifle, beam cannon, and dober gun. All three are similar, but have very different traits." Zechs said.

"(I should have seen that coming. Any chance he gets to talk about some element of the Tallgeese, he'll take it.)" Ash thought. Zechs, in parts of his speech, showed pictures of the weapons in action. Among the pictures were Epyon slicing Barge in half with its beam sword and Wing Zero blowing Libra to space dust with its dual-barreled buster rifle.

School ended and everyone went on their way. Zaveko was outside slashing trees to pieces with his kodachi. While doing so, he overheard some things about someone with impressive fighting skills.

"Finally someone decent enough to take me on." he said. He went to a spot and slashed the ground, revealing a door. He went down to his hangar, where he confronted an advanced version of the Tallgeese. "I'll never lose a battle with you by my side, X." he said.

Meanwhile Ash was walking home when he suffered another attack.

"Ack! Why now!?" he yelled, hiding from sight until he recovered. "That was too close." he said once recovered. He continued on and ran into Heero.

"Hey Ash. Hear what happened last night?" he said.

"You mean the Mobile Suits? Duo, Quatre, and I dealt with them ourselves." Ash said. Just then some Tauruses flew overhead. "Damn. See you later, I guess." he said, running off towards his lab. Heero did the same. Meanwhile Jheta was watching them.

"Mere Taurus Suits? This is going to be easy." he said to himself. He then saw some familiar suits fly after them. "Hm? The other Gundams? Maybe this will be fun afterall." he said. He went to a secret hangar of his own. "Let's go, Redthunder." he said as he activated his Gundam. It was equipped with the Zero System, making him a dangerous opponent. He quickly caught up with Quatre, Heero, and Ash. "Need any more help?" he asked.

"Jheta!? Where'd you get that?" Ash asked.

"Hm? Ash? I built it myself. Tactics is no fun since I can't kill you. Otherwise I wouldn't have let you win." Jheta said.

"Let me win?! I beat you fair and square!" Ash said. Wing sped away closely followed by Redthunder and the others. However someone was watching them. He too went to a secret hangar.

"Time for action, friend." he told his Gundam.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Yay! I finally updated! I've been so busy lately... Hopefully I'll be able to update more often. Now for a little data:

Wing Gundam Custom
ID#: XXXG-01W2
Pilot: Ash Ketchum
Data: Rebuilt by Ash to fight. Wing Gundam was a powerful, but neglected Gundam and Ash figured he'd show it a little respect. It is not to be underestimated as it's full of tricks. Also it has angel wings like Wing Zero, but Wing's are not as long. In fact, they barely cover the Gundam when closed as a shield unlike Wing Zero's.
Stats
Fighting: 140
Weapons: 160
Speed: 170
Power: 150
Armor: 140
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannons x2
Buster Rifle x1
Beamsaber x1
Dual-bladed Beamsaber x1
Buster Shield x1

Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom
ID#: XXXG-01D2b
Pilot: Duo Maxwell
Data: Rebuilt after being destroyed just months earlier. It only has one or two weapons, but it can dish out the damage.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 120
Speed: 175
Power: 120
Armor: 155
Armament
Active "Cloak" x1
Beamscythe x1
Vulcans x2
Hyper Jammers x2

Gundam Sandrock Custom
ID#: XXXG-01SR2b
Pilot: Quatre Winner
Data: Also rebuilt after being destroyed. It wasn't very powerful to begin with, but it has great defense to counter that.
Stats
Fighting: 120
Weapons: 115
Speed: 110
Power: 160
Armor: 175
Armament
Vulcans x2
Shield x1
Heat Shorters x2

MS Taurus
ID#: OZ-12SMS, WF-12SMS, SK-12SMS, KF-12SMS2
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A sleek Mobile Suit designed for aerial and space combat. They are also widely used, but not as much as the Leo. It is fast, to say the least. The Sank Kingdom's White Tauruses boast different armament than normal Tauruses and those of the Ketchum Family are somewhat more advanced.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 110
Speed: 125
Power: 110
Armor: 110
Armament
Beam Rifle x1
Beam Cannon x1 (Optional)
Beamsaber x2 (SK-12SMS White Taurus only)

Gundam Aquila
ID#: XXXG-02A
Pilot: Ky Syen
Data: A unique Gundam as it is linked with its pilot. It specializes in hand-to-hand combat, unlike all other MS models. It's also a back-up memory for a unit called K-Y. It's very similar to Sandrock.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 130
Speed: 115
Power: 150
Armor: 160
Armament
Beam Quarter Staff x1
Shield x1
Heat Shorter x1
Electric Defense Field (within armor)

Zaveko Kampfer
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: German/Japanese
Data: Assassin for a local gang known as the Dyu-Ki Triad. He is never to be underestimated, for that can be a fatal mistake. He shows no mercy, but he has great honor and won't make anything he believes to be a mistake.

Treize Kushrenada
Age: 23
Race/Nationality: Aryan
Data: An honorable character who fights for what he truly believes in, even if it is misguided. He learned his mistake when Tallgeese II was defeated by Altron in AC195. However there has been speculation about how, if at all, he survived. There are even rumors that the Treize that is the principal of the school isn't the real Treize at all...

Gundam Redthunder
ID#: XXXG-02R
Pilot: Jheta Lahn
Data: A strange Gundam. It's mainly red and black. It has a black cape as well. It's not to be underestimated, as it hides some strange---and powerful---weapons.
Stats
Fighting: 140
Weapons: 170
Speed: 170
Power: 160
Armor: 145
Armament
Caster Rifle x1 (seriously)
Beam Glaive x1
Vulcans x2
Beamsaber x1 (optional)

More fun next time.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Ugh... Neglecting the fic again.

Good news. I'm almost finished writing the Gundam Trilogy. Just a few more battles and then it's done. After that I'll start rewriting my old fic (Legends of a Pokemaster). With any luck, Legends will be repost-able by the time I'm finished posting part 1 of the Trilogy.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Ack! Gomen nasai, gomen nasai... Too stuff going on, and none of it important (except for homework). I really must do better at keeping track of my priorities...

I've finished writing the Gundam Trilogy and mave begun work on the rewrite to Legends of a Pokemaster. Lots of stuff has changed. Episodes of that are now twice as long and have lots more details to them. Also some new stuff here and there. It should be at a point where I can start posting it by the time I'm done with Second Gundam War (IF I ever get around to doing that).

[Pokemaster Ash]

It's about damn time I did this...

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It is the year After Colony 197. All Mobile Suits, including the Gundams, have been rebuilt to help humanity rather than harm it. Also Treize Kushrenada, who was supposed to have died, started a school to train young warriors.

"Jheta!? Where'd you get that?" Ash asked.

"Hm? Ash? I built it myself. Tactics is no fun since I can't kill you. Otherwise I wouldn't have let you win." Jheta said.

"Let me win?! I beat you fair and square!" Ash said. Wing sped away closely followed by Redthunder and the others. However someone was watching them. He too went to a secret hangar.

"Time for action, friend." he told his Gundam.

Now is a time of battle. Two great pilots will develop a rivalry in which dramatic events will occur. Jheta Lahn and Ash Ketchum are, after this battle, never going to stop fighting, not even after their deaths.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 3: Challenge into Rivalry

Quatre, Ash, Heero, and Jheta all dealt with the Taurus Mobile Dolls rather well. Jheta sliced one apart with a beam glaive and blew away the remains with a strange weapon.

"What was that!?" Ash asked, surprised.

"Caster Shells. On impact they create different types of explosions. It all depends on the shell type." Jheta said.

"Cool." Ash said. After finishing the Dolls, Jheta's Gundam turned to Ash's.

"Now let's go, Ash. We have something to finish." Jheta said.

"Even with weapons like on your Gundam, it's no match for Ash's." Quatre said.

"Yeah. Wing Gundam Custom is a strong Mobile Suit." Ash said.

"Wing Gundam!?" Jheta and Heero said.

"Hm? You don't recognize it?" Ash asked. His Gundam resembled Wing Zero a lot more than Wing Gundam.

"I don't care. Prepare to die, Ash!" Jheta said, activating his Gundam's glaive.

"Again with the beam weapons? Those are my specialty." Ash said, activating Wing's beamsaber. The two began fighting a rather fierce battle and were evenly matched. "You're mine!" Ash yelled, firing Wing's vulcans. They barely did any damage. "Kuso..." he muttered.

"That's the best you've got? You're so weak!" Jheta said. Ash's personality shifted to crazed.

"You won't take me out!" Ash said, pulling out Wing's buster rifle. He blasted Redthunder, doing heavy damage.

"What the hell!?" Jheta cursed.

"What, you didn't think I'd use that?" Ash said.

"I'll show you!" Jheta yelled as Redthunder pulled out its Caster Rifle. Ash managed to deflect most of them using Wing's buster rifle to blow them away but some hit and did heavy damage themselves.

"This battle is meaningless! Why are you fighting?" Quatre said, worried.

"Call it a rivalry." Jheta said. Neither Gundam was faring well anymore. "Farewell Ash!" he yelled, dashing towards wing with its glaive ready to strike. Ash tried firing his buster rifle and vulcans, but to no avail. Unfortunately Wing's buster shield and saber were on the ground behind Redthunder. He was defenseless.

"Damn it!" Ash cursed. Just then a strange Gundam dashed between the two Gundams and blocked the glaive with a katana.

"Sorry, Ash, but I cannot allow you to get hurt." the pilot said.

"Do you...know me?" Ash asked.

"In a way. Call it a mutual aquaintance." he said.

"Hey you! You're interfering with our battle! Get out of here!" Jheta yelled.

"I'm sorry. I don't usually mettle in these matters, but he is under my protection and I can't let him die." he said. His Gundam then sliced Redthunder's glaive in half and slashed Redthunder itself before flying away.

"Damn you!" Jheta yelled. "Do you know that guy?" he asked Ash.

"Not that I know of." Ash said.

"I guess we'll have to finish this later. Don't lose any battles until we next meet. I want to be the one to ruin your record." Jheta said. All four headed back to their labs.

In Jheta's lab...

"I hate unexpected things." Jheta said, setting the auto-repair on Redthunder. "Just to be on the safe side, I better bring a few of my Casters with me." he said. He grabbed a few shells and put them in his jacket pockets.

Meanwhile in Ash's lab...

"Man, that was too close. Next time I may not be so lucky." Ash said to himself.

"I heard you almost got wasted." Duo said.

"Yeah. I'm lucky the auto-destruct didn't kick in." Ash said.

"What?" Duo asked.

"If Wing were to get beaten too badly like, say, your old Deathscythe, then the auto-destruct would kick in and take the whole thing out so no one could take it. However I don't quite know the timing so I can bail out safely." Ash said.

"Oh I'd love to see that excuse. 'I'm sorry, Miss Peacecraft, but I got blown up last night when my Gundam self detonated before I could bail out.'" Duo said, laughing a bit.

"Shut up!" Ash yelled, punching Duo in the face. He then stormed off to fix Wing.

"What did I say?" Duo asked before leaving.

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The next day everything was relatively normal.

"Great. History class." Duo moaned.

"You sleep through it anyway." Quatre said. They all got to their classes.

"What's with the jacket?" Heero asked.

"Good luck." Jheta said as class began. Relena started another long speech during which she lost Duo and almost lost Ash.

"Duo Maxwell! I don't know how your other teachers put up with you, but I'm giving you after school detention for the rest of the week." Relena yelled.

"Busted." Heero, Ash, and Jheta whispered to Duo.

Meanwhile later in the day, Ky was in Kendo class and got a wooden sword from Treize. She looked for a challenger. She found Dorothy Catalonia.

"A bokken? Why on Earth would anyone fight with a wooden sword?" she asked.

"One word: tradition." Ky said.

"It's pathetic that Treize won't let us use real swords." Dorothy said. Ky growled as Dorothy kept going on and on about things. After class the two were walking down the hall when Quatre came by.

"Could you tell me which way to the cafeteria? I don't usually stay in school for lunch." he said.

"I'm on my way there. I'd be glad to show you." Ky said.

"Thanks. Oh. Hi Dorothy." Quatre said.

"Hello Mr. Winner." she said, storming off.

"What was that about?" Ky asked.

"I don't know." he said.

"By the way, I'm Ky." she said.

"Quatre Winner. Nice to meet you." he said. Although it was well into the school year, the two hadn't met because they didn't have the any class together and Ky wasn't that much of a social person.

Menawhile...

"Damn it! I can't find anybody good enough to face." Zaveko said, slashing a rock to pieces outside. He then got an idea. He made and photocopied a bunch of flyers. He put them up all over and even bumped into people intentionally to slip them in their stuff. "It'll all be worth it." he said to himself.

Later on Ash was at home instead of in his lab. He lived alone, which was respectable for someone like him.

"What nice weather today." he said. It was a bit cold, but he liked it that way. He went to start his homework when he saw something in one of his books. "Huh? A Mobile Suit contest? I'm there!" he said, excitedly. He dashed to his lab. "I'm not sure about Epyon. That might be overkill with what I've installed on it. Wing Gundam Custom should be suitable enough. I don't care what Jheta thinks. I'm the best pilot in the whole school." he said. "(But...who was that other pilot yesterday? Also...just what is wrong with me?)" he thought.

That next day would be a turning point for the pilot.

"Hmph! He thinks he can beat me so easily. Today he's going to have some serious bad luck in Tactics today." Jheta said, really pissed off about things two nights before. When the battle in Tactics occurred, he faced Ash.

"Are you ready, Jheta?" Ash asked from his Leo.

"Oh yes." Jheta said. The battle began and Ash's Leo wound up short an arm very quickly.

"What the!? NO! That can't be!" Ash said.

"It is." Jheta said. Ash tried some serious evasive manuevers but Jheta followed him. "Enjoy your first loss." he said, blowing apart Ash's Leo.

"D...Damn it!" Ash cursed, shocked and angry about what had just happened. He destroyed what was left of the Leo's console with a karate chop, though he just meant to slam his hand into it to vent frustration. He leapt out. "Stupid piece of crap!" he shouted, punching a piece of the Leo's armor. He put a decent dent in it. He drew back his hand, which was a little sore, but not at all injured.

"What the hell!?" Zechs said, surprised.

"Oh my..." Ash said. He was scared now. He didn't know what to think about what just happened.

He left for his lab as soon as possible and got there as fast as he could. "Wh...what's happening to me!?" Ash asked himself. He soon had an attack but with his fear, he became unstable. He was driven to insanity. "I won't let him beat me again. Oh no. I'll destroy him once and for all!" he said, laughing maniacally. He went over to Epyon and went into its cockpit. He pulled out a familiar circuit board with the word 'ZERO' on it out. "Now to make a version compatible with any MS..." he said. After copying the board's contents to a data CD, he put it back. He was then alerted to a Mobile Suit attack. "With this, it'll be too easy." he said as he got into Wing and inserted the disk into its systems. He headed off to where the suits were. He finished them off quickly and easily as Jheta, Heero, Duo, and Quatre arrived.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Lots of fun here. And now...

Dorothy Catalonia
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: N. European
Data: There's only one word that can describe her at times. Three guesses. It's hard to say whose side she's on at times. It's also hard to tell what her true feelings are like at times. Later on, she and Ky will be bitter rivals.

Jon Wolf
Age: 18
Nationality: Japanese
Data: A mysterious figure who works for a member of the Ketchum family. He is basically Ash's bodyguard, though Ash doesn't know it. He is a fierce and honorable warrior, like Zaveko. However this guy fights, for now, only to protect Ash.

Gundam Lupus
ID#: KF-02L
Pilot: Jon Wolf
Data: A Gundam that is basically the cross between Heavyarms and Sandrock. It has a wolf-like design on its chest. It's also heavily armored except for its left arm, which holds its beam gatling.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 140
Speed: 110
Power: 165
Armor: 180
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannon x2
Luna Titanium Katana x1
Beamsaber x1
Gatling Guns x2 (in chest)
Beam Gatling x1

More fun next time (I promise that next time will be a lot sooner).

[Pokemaster Ash]

Now for Episode 4.

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It is the year After Colony 197. All Mobile Suits, including the Gundams, have been rebuilt to help humanity rather than harm it. Also Treize Kushrenada, who was supposed to have died, started a school to train young warriors.

"I won't let him beat me again. Oh no. I'll destroy him once and for all!" Ash said, laughing maniacally.

Ash's insanity is nothing new to the Gundam pilots. Anyone who has used the Zero System in the past knows the dangers. However Ash is blind to it due to his rage. Jheta Lahn, his rival, has pushed him to the edge.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 4: The Curse of ZERO

"Whoa. I underestimated you." Jheta said as he and the others arrived on the scene. The Zero System was starting to warp Ash's mind.

"My enemy... He must be eliminated." Ash said, coldly. Wing Gundam Custom grabbed its beamsaber and flew towards Redthunder. It then sliced its arm off.

"Whoa! Hang on a moment! If this is about what happened in Tactics..." Jheta said, a bit nervously. He tried defending himself with the beam glaive, but it was a bit unwieldy for a Suit with only one arm.

"No, it's not." Ash said, blasting the weapon from Redthunder's hand with its vulcans.

"What the hell!?" Jheta cursed.

"Now for the real fight to begin." Ash said. Wing Gundam Custom began to physically beat up on Redthunder.

"What on Earth is he up to?" Duo asked.

"Grr... Some Caster's ought to stop you!" Jheta yelled as Redthunder pulled out its Caster rifle.

"Not this time, Jheta!" Ash yelled as he took out the rifle with Wing's buster rifle. It was blown away when a shell was fired as well so the explosion from it tore off Redthunder's remaining arm. Another blast severely damaged it.

"No! This can't be!" Jheta yelled.

"Oh but it is. Time for the finalé!" Ash said, dashing towards the crippled Gundam.

"S***! I'm out of here!" Jheta yelled as he bailed out. Ash sliced Redthunder in half, destroying it. "Huh? My Gundam!!!" he yelled. Wing then pointed its buster rifle right at Jheta.

"Hm? What the hell do you think you're doing?" Heero asked.

"Stay out of this! So long, Jheta!" Ash yelled, laughing maniacally as the weapon charged up.

"Oh no! I think I have an idea what's going on." Quatre said. Sandrock Custom threw a heat shorter that sliced off Wing's lower right arm, which was holding the weapon. The rifle fired into the air when it hit the ground.

"What are you doing, Quatre!?" Ash yelled. Sandrock then tackled Wing. Quatre then got out of his Gundam and into Ash's. "What!? Get out of here!" he screamed.

"No way, Ash!" Quatre said, punching Ash out when he tried to struggle. He then deactivated Wing's systems and dragged Ash out.

"Man, what happened to him?" Duo asked as he and Heero got out of their Gundams.

"His mind was warped by the Zero System. There's no mistaking that type of insanity." Quatre said.

"You mean that thing also had the Zero System in it?!" Jheta asked.

"Yeah, but it must have just been added. It wasn't part of the original design. Either that or he swiped it from his other Gundam and stuck it in." Quatre said.

"Jheta, what do you mean by 'also had it'?" Heero asked. Jheta froze a moment.

"Well Wing Zero has the Zero System in it as well." he said.

"So did your Gundam." Duo said, pulling a charred circuit board with the word 'ZERO' printed on it from the remains of Redthunder.

"Oh... What hit me?" Ash said, waking up.

"I did. Sorry." Quatre said.

"Ash, when did you turn that thing into Zero?" Heero asked, gesturing towards both Wing and Wing Zero.

"I...don't know. The last thing I remember was Tactics class. After that's a blank..." Ash said.

"Really? I wouldn't say a blank." Jheta said, looking at what was left of his Mobile Suit.

"Save it." Heero said. He and Jheta headed back to their homes. Quatre and Duo, however, took Ash to his home. Meanwhile a familiar suit was in the shadows.

"His aunt warned me about his personality, but that I didn't expect. 'A warrior never shrinks from duty' an old friend once said. However I'll have to for now." he said.

In the meantime, someone was walking by the school.

"Nothing like a nice walk." she said. She noticed something interesting on the ground. "Hm? What's this? A Mobile Suit contest? I haven't been on Earth long, but I think my machine can handle things." she said, walking away with the poster in hand.

After that someone else was wandering by when he also saw a poster.

"Hmm... MS and Kendo Tournament. Perhaps I'll enter." he said. This guy was the one following Ash around.

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That Saturday, things were beginning to slip out of control. Ash awoke in his lab and saw Duo and Quatre there. He tried getting out of bed...that is, the bed in his lab which he put there in case he suffered any attacks while working, but he had a nasty headache.

"Don't worry, Ash. We've got things covered." Duo said. He was working on Wing's arm.

"You don't need to do that, Duo. It has auto-repair." Ash said.

"But still, I like the old fashioned way better." Duo said.

"I'd like to know why you put the Zero System in Wing Gundam Custom." Quatre said.

"I'm not sure myself. What happened last night is still a bit fuzzy. How long have you guys been here, anyway?" Ash said, getting up.

"All night. You fell asleep the moment we got you here. We thought we'd run things here for the night." Duo said.

"Yeah... Thanks, Quatre." Ash said.

"Why?" Quatre asked.

"For keeping me from making a huge mistake and not knowing it. However I did total Redthunder so it wasn't a complete loss." Ash said. All three laughed.

Later on Ash left to find Zechs. First he went to his and Noin's house, but he wasn't there. Then he checked the school, but ran into Treize.

"What are you doing here? It's Saturday." Treize said.

"Mr. Kushrenada! I'm sorry. I was just looking for Ze...Mr. Merquise." Ash said.

"He just left." Treize said.

"Thank you." Ash said, walking away. However a the flyer he had for the MS Contest fell from his back pocket.

"Hmm... So he's got one of these things too. This might be worth watching. Perhaps it'll draw out those who have been attacking my troops." he said, picking up the flyer.

Ash, meanwhile, had found Zechs not too far from the school.

"Hey Zechs!" he shouted.

"Ash! What's with the unexpected meeting?" Zechs said.

"I have a question or two...on the Zero System." Ash said.

"What!?" Zechs said in surprise. The request caught him off guard.

"Listen. I tried putting it in one of my Mobile Suits last night and...believe me, it wasn't good." Ash said.

"Temporary insanity. That's practically the Zero System's calling card. But why did you put it in?" Zechs said.

"I'm not sure. What happened after school yesterday is a bit sketchy to me. However if I can't handle Wing with the Zero System installed, then what chance do I have with Epyon which permanently has it?" Ash said.

"Whoa! Wing Gundam and Epyon!? Where on Earth did you get the resources to rebuild those two?" Zechs said, even more surprised.

"Duo and Quatre helped me with them." Ash said.

"Your family's also pretty wealthy, right?" Zechs asked.

"Yeah, but I cut myself off from them. They wanted me to stay on that miserable colony forever. They all took me for granted...well, except for my two aunts. Both of them don't like what they've become either." Ash said.

"I see." Zechs said. "Well anyway you have two Gundams you have little control over." he added.

"Wing only had a disk containing ZERO's info. It didn't have the true Zero System, though my copy was obviously good enough." Ash said.

"Well all I can tell you is not to give in to it and don't fight it, either. It takes a special kind of mind to master the Zero System." Zechs said.

"Thanks." Ash said, walking away.

"Now I'm worried about you, Ash. Your erratic behavior was bad enough, but with two super-strong Gundams and the Zero System..." Zechs said to himself.

Meanwhile...

"Well, it's a weekend. Plenty of time to repair this." Jheta said, looking at what could be salvaged of Redthunder. "Maybe I better to see Ash." he said. He left and saw Ash walking down a road. "Hey Ash!" he yelled.

"Jheta? What do you want?" Ash asked.

"Are you insane normally!? You used the Zero System and you can't control it! It didn't take me long to get used to it and I never went insane." Jheta said.

"What!?" Ash said, surprised. "But how?" he asked.

"Training simulations. I can show you the best one." Jheta said.

"Alright. Come to my lab." Ash said. This was going to be a slight mistake.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time.

[CelebiMaster]

If you want this to go ahead, post faster, PA.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Well pardon me for having a life outisde of this fic. Homework and memory permitting, I should have the next episode up tomorrow.

As far as the rewrite of Legends of a Pokemaster goes, I think it might be going a tad slower than I'd like it to be. However things are much better than they were before. I'm currently at Episode 12 of Chapter 1 and Ash is currently the target of some fowl play (in other words, being attacked by Flying-Types he's trying to catch). Also the next Gym Ash is targeting...is none other than the one run by everyone's favorite kawaii blue-haired Psychic, Sabrina. You'll love what happens there (unless you don't like mushy stuff).

[Pokemaster Ash]

As promised, the next Episode:

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"My enemy... He must be eliminated." Ash said, coldly. Wing Gundam Custom grabbed its beamsaber and flew towards Redthunder. It then sliced its arm off.

"Whoa! Hang on a moment! If this is about what happened in Tactics..." Jheta said, a bit nervously. He tried defending himself with the beam glaive, but it was a bit unwieldy for a Suit with only one arm.

"No, it's not." Ash said, blasting the weapon from Redthunder's hand with its vulcans.

"What the hell!?" Jheta cursed.

The Zero System is perhaps the most powerful Mobile Suit cockpit system to date. It eliminates all uncertainty from the mind of whoever uses it. However it has a nasty sideffect: temporary insanity.

"Are you insane normally!? You used the Zero System and you can't control it! It didn't take me long to get used to it and I never went insane." Jheta said.

"What!?" Ash said, surprised. "But how?" he asked.

"Training simulations. I can show you the best one." Jheta said.

"Alright. Come to my lab." Ash said.

A temporary truce is in the making, but secrets will be revealed.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 5: Pilots' Misery

Both Ash and Jheta headed to Ash's lab. Once there, Jheta saw Ash's two Gundams and was surprised. However he wondered why he built two.

"So how do I access this thing?" Ash asked from Epyon's cockpit.

"I'll show you!" Jheta yelled. He programmed the computers and then climbed to the cockpit and typed 'ZERO_FLIGHT_COMBAT' on Epyon Custom's console. Jheta leapt down as the simulation began.

"Hm... He's working on it." Jheta said to himself while watching Ash's progress from the lab computers. He noticed he was getting more and more brutal with the simulated Taurus Dolls. After about a half an hour, the simulation stopped and Ash practically fell out of the Gundam. He was sweating heavilly and breathing hard.

"Again?" he asked.

"No. You've got to wait a while before the effects wear off." Jheta said.

"Oh." Ash said. Just then his head started throbbing. "Aah! Not now!" he cried.

"Huh?" Jheta asked as Duo and Quatre walked in.

"What!? Oh no! Another overload! Huh? Jheta, what are you doing here!?" Quatre said, rushing to Ash's side.

"I'm here because he wanted help in mastering the Zero System." he said. "And just what is an 'overload'?" he added.

"Mental overloads are, to him, these massive headaches where all of the emotions and feelings in his head react at once. At times they drive him to the brink of insanity. Yesterday they managed to do so. You're to blame for that." Quatre said.

"What?" Jheta asked.

"Remember when you beat him in Tactics the other day? He was so P.O.'d at you that...well, you know the rest." Duo said.

"Yeah, I do." Jheta said, remembering the Redthunder's gruesome demise all too well.

"Hey Duo. Help me get him over to that bed. This one's really bad." Quatre said. The two got him to the bed, which was pretty much there for that exact purpose. Ash cried out a bit from the pain. "Hang in there, Ash. You've been through worse...I think." Quatre said. Ash soon settled down and recovered.

"So...you know...a lot about me now." Ash said, getting up.

"Yeah. Nice place. Too bad I have to destroy your masterpieces. And what's with those overloads of yours anyway?" Jheta said.

"I...don't know. I don't even remember much from even a couple of years ago except for a few major events. I'm not sure when my suffering actually started, but I thought the Zero System would help. Trowa's living proof that it can restore minds. That's kind of why Epyon has it. However lately I've just felt something strange about it. That's why I stick to Wing." Ash said.

"Well I'll take it easy on you for now. However you're dead at the MS Tournament." Jheta said, leaving.

"You wish!" Ash yelled.

"That's the Ash we know." Duo said.

"Now I'm going to train...my own way." Ash said.

That Monday, things were more or less back to normal.

In Arms Class, Ky was looking up at Lady Une. She wasn't feeling all that well at that moment.

"I'm sorry, Miss Une." Ky said, a bit weakly.

"Sorry won't cut it! If you're going to assemble a rifle, then you'll have to do it properly." Lady Une said, trying not to raise her voice too much.

"Yes ma'am." Ky said. Later on in the day, Ky went back to see her. "Uh, Lady Une? About earlier... I explained my medical condition at the beginning of the year, right?" she said.

"Yes, you did. Were you suffering from one of your headaches?" Lady Une said.

"Yes ma'am. Also I'm not used to rifles. I prefer swords, knives, pistols..." Ky said.

"Well you still need to learn about rifles. Just try to keep up." Lady Une said.

"Thank you." Ky said. She left and found a flyer on the floor. "Hm... MS and Kendo competition... Maybe I should dig out my armor...and Aquila." she said.

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Zaveko was in his lab checking on his Gundam.

"Tallgeese X, the time has come to awaken." he said. He got into the Gundam's cockpit. "Let's begin." he said. A simulation began. He blew away the Tauruses using a grenade launcher. Then then sliced apart some Aries with a beamsaber and some Leos with the Tallgeese X's katana. However he got blown away by a familiar Gundam. "Damn simulator! I can never get past that damn Wing Zero." Zaveko yelled. He left and swiftly headed to his next class. "Tech Info with Noin." he said. He looked at his watch. "Oh s***!" he cursed. He got to class ten minutes late.

"Zaveko, that's the fourth time this week. You better have a good excuse." Noin said.

"Uh... Well, I was talking to Mr. Merquise about that Mobile Suit contest that everyone's talking about." he said.

"Very well. Go to your seat." she said. Then someone came in and handed Noin a note. "Zaveko, you're needed in the office." she said. He went to the office.

"Some men want you." the secretary said. Three men were standing nearby. They weren't people one wanted to be around by choice.

"This contest of yours... We're postponing it a week. We need you to escort a freighter for us." one said.

"I understand." Zaveko said.

Later on Ash was doing some harder training.

"Let's see what I can do today." he said. He tried training with the Zero System again, but he got controlled again. "Damn. I'll never figure this thing out." he said. He leapt from the Gundam and went over to some weights. "Heh heh. If I get stronger, then I can make my Gundams' reflexes faster by putting more force into the controls. It'll also help when I need to beat up Jheta." he said to himself. Then Duo walked in.

"Don't you think you're overdoing it?" he asked.

"I want my Gundams and myself in perfect shape for that tournament." Ash said.

"Still, don't wear yourself out." It wouldn't be nice if you passed out before the tournament." Duo said.

"I guess you're right on that point." Ash said. "Hey! How about sparring with me?" Ash said, a bit excitedly.

"No way! I've seen how you fight even without the Zero System. I'd prefer it if Deathscythe Hell Custom were in one piece. And also I'm sure you'd knock me out in no time flat." Duo said.

"Suit yourself." Ash said. Duo left and Ash resumed training. Soon, however, he was dealing with a severe overload. "Aah! Why does this keep happening!?" he cried out. However unlike before, he went into vision. He saw Wing Gundam Custom get blown away, then the Gundams...or at least what looked like them, and then Treize and the school along with a strange Mobile Suit. Then he returned to normal. "What was that all about? Am I going crazy?" he asked himself. Before he could re-resume training, Jheta walked in.

"Hey Ash. I've got an upgraded version of the ZERO training simulations." he said.

"I almost went nuts the last time I tried that!" Ash said.

"Well Duo's told me you're trying your own simulation. However I can make these much faster and probably much better because, though I don't like to admit it, I'm a hacker." Jheta said. He handed Ash a disk. "This will slowly increase the Zero System's power as you go on. At Level 1, it's very low-powered. At Level 2, it gets stronger and so on until Level 10 where you'll be dealing with the full potential of the Zero System. By that point it shouldn't control you. Also, as a bonus, you get to fight Epyon, Wing Zero, and Redthunder at the end." he continued.

"Cool. I guess I'll get started." Ash said. They set up for the next bout of heavy training.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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And now for a little data:

Ann Une
Age: 21
Race/Nationality: German
Data: A optimistic fighter with a strange history. In the past she was a cold-blooded OZ Colonel. She was also a kind-hearted person on a mission to keep the colonies peaceful. The two sides conflicted and gave her split personalties. When she was in a coma after being shot, Col. Une and St. Une fused together into a more balanced person. At times she seems to lapse back into those old identities, but she doesn't.

Gundam Tallgeese X
ID#: DK-00XMS
Pilot: Zaveko Kampfer
Data: A modified replica of Zechs's Tallgeese. It features a few interesting weapons in place of others.
Stats
Fighting: 170
Weapons: 165
Speed: 180
Power: 155
Armor: 135
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Gundanium Katana x1
Grenade Launchers x2
Heat Cannon x1 (optional)
Planet Defensors x5 (optional)

MS Aries
ID#: OZ-07AMS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A mass produced suit that is used strictly for aerial combat. It's as weak as the Leo, but as versatile as the Taurus. Not very tough, even in groups.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 110
Speed: 110
Power: 90
Armor: 90
Armament
Beam Rifle x1
Missile Launchers x2 (optional)

Lucretzia Merquise
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: Italian
Data: A former OZ instructor. She was and is very strict when it comes to teaching her pupils. However she's a pretty warm-hearted person in other situations. The others still call her Noin out of force of habit, despite her being married to Zechs.

More fun next time. I promise it'll be a lot sooner than I got this one up.

[Yu-Gi-Oh]

Awwwwwwwww, you're doing this AGAIN. I'm really tired of waiting. Couldn't you just post 'Pokemaster Adventures' in a different topic, I've been waiting a year and a half now to reread it.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Sorry about that, but blame the board for going down and up all of the time. I'm going chronologically with my two fics and this happens to take place before Chapters 1 & 2 of Legends of a Pokemaster. Speaking of that fic, I'm currently in the middle of rewriting it so I can't post that quite yet anyway. Just wait and relax. It'll be up eventually.

Now on with the fic...

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It is the year After Colony 197. A new war begins. New Gundam pilots have stepped up, ready to fight.

However one has other motives...

"Damn it! I can't find anybody good enough to face." Zaveko said, slashing a rock to pieces outside. He then got an idea. He made and photocopied a bunch of flyers. He put them up all over and even bumped into people intentionally to slip them in their stuff. "It'll all be worth it." he said to himself.

What Zaveko Kampfer has in mind is a grand Mobile Suit Tournament, where he hopes to fight an opponent worthy enough to face. However what he doesn't realize is that it'll attract a ton of trouble.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 6: The War Begins

Ash was training quite fiercely. Duo and Quatre came by while Ash was training. Within a couple of hours, Ash had already made it to Level 9 of the simulation.

"Keep going, Ash." Quatre kept chanting to himself, nervously.

"You can stop now, Quatre. He made it to Level 10. No problems, either." Duo said. Another 10 or 20 minutes passed. "Hey, aren't you going to prepare for the tournament?" he asked Jheta.

"I have, believe me." Jheta said, confidently. Just then on the monitor they saw Ash was fighting Epyon. "Hm... I wonder how he'll do..." Jheta said, curious. After a while, Wing Zero was also turned to scrap metal. Then came a match againt the Redthunder that lasted about a half an hour.

"Kuso!" the three heard Ash curse when the sim. Wing Gundam Custom got one of its wings clipped by a Caster. The battle ended...as a draw.

"What!? A draw?" Jheta said, surprised.

"He's pretty good." Quatre commented. Wing's cockpit opened revealing a sweating and shaking Ash.

"Looks like we can never kill each other, eh Jheta?" Ash asked. The Zero System had taken its toll on him, though he was very close to mastering it.

"Apparently not." Jheta replied.

"Too bad. I was looking forward to that day." Ash said, laughing a little. Just then he fell prey to another mental overload. "Aah! That's twice today!" he screamed.

"Twice!? Either you're really losing it or you have been working too hard." Quatre said, a bit stunned. Ash soon recovered.

"Hm... Interesting..." Jheta said, looking at the readouts.

"What?" Ash asked.

"Your overload was recorded on the scanners. It went nuts and then flatlined for a split second." Jheta said.

"(Maybe this is why I can't completely control the Zero System. My mind is too unstable...)" Ash thought. Duo, Quatre, and Jheta left. "(These overloads... Why do I have them, anyway? They cause me nothing but misery. I wish I knew how they started...)" he thought. "I just hope I don't suffer forever." he said to himself. He knew Epyon Custom might help, but for some reason he couldn't get near it most of the time. He always felt a bit nervous around that Gundam.

Meanwhile later, Jheta was back at his lab and working on a more advanced version of his Gundam. Or rather, he was sleeping after working on it.

"It took me pretty much all weekend, but Redthunder Custom is done." he said. The weapons had been improved greatly. "Heh heh. There's no way he can beat me now!" he said, very confidently. Just then he got a serious headache. "Argh! This feels worse than when the Zero System used to take control of me! Could...could this be...a mental overload!?" he cried out.

Jheta awoke from his not-so-peaceful slumber in Redthunder Custom's cockpit.

"I must be spending a bit too much time around Ash." he said to himself.

That next day, some of the more exceptional students were given the day off. Ash was making the best of it by training a lot.

"Let's see what I can do today." he said. He was quickly going through the training simulation. However when he got to the higher levels, he began to feel a bit dizzy. "Hm? I was feeling okay when I started." he said. At Level 9, he began to feel the Zero System take control. "No! I can't let it!" he said, starting to fight it. He got a nasty headache. "Oh... I didn't know it could fight back..." he said. Soon he felt the system's power began to slip. "Finally! I knew it couldn't hold on forever." he said, happy he was finally mastering the Zero System. Right at that moment, the system struck back with a vengeance as Ash had a powerful mental overload. "Why is this happening!? Aaaahhhh!!!!" he screamed. He couldn't take the onslaught and passed out on the console.

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Later in the day...

"Things are getting out of hand. Another war is about to start." Zechs said. He and Noin headed to a secret hangar.

"Heh. White Taurus and Tallgeese 3. It's been a while." Noin said.

Meanwhile...

"Heavyarms Custom is almost ready to fight again. It's a shame. I would have though to peace would have lasted longer than this." Trowa said.

In another hangar...

"I thought we had seen the last of our battles, Nataku. I guess I was wrong. It's our turn to defend the weak again." Wufei said to the Nataku Custom.

In yet another hangar...

"Zero... You have already fought a few minor battles. But now it is time for you to awaken...for war." Heero said.

Back at Ash's lab, Quatre walked in. He saw Wing Gundam Custom with the simulator setup attached.

"He must be doing some extra training. But...why isn't the simulation running?" he said. He took a look at the readouts and was shocked at what he saw. "Oh no! Ash!" he yelled, panicking. He climbed up and opened the cockpit. He then pulled Ash's comatose body from the Gundam.

"Ugh... Oh... What the hell hit me?" Ash said as he awoke.

"Whew. You're okay. You got double teamed by the Zero System and an overload from what I could tell." Quatre said.

"I got a nasty headache too. But...for a brief moment...I had it." Ash said.

In another hangar, Ky was wiping grease off of her hands. She had just finished working on her Gundam.

"The power for your defenses should last about fifteen seconds. With the energy they use, that's really not a problem. Ready to win, Aquila?" she said. She checked a computer. Aquila was, for the most part, an extension of Ky herself. Whatever she could do, it could do as well. This Gundam, unlike many newer models, didn't have the Zero System in it. Numerous tests and one near fatal incident had proven she was completely incapable of using it. "Well I'm done." she said. Just then her head started pounding and the scars she had which were hidden by her hair ached. "And just in time. It's time to call it a night." she said.

The next day, things went relatively well.

"Perfect. Things are almost done around here." Ash said. Wing's and Epyon's main systems had been updated a little and were functioning at 100%. The weapons still needed some fine-tuning. "I'm ready for anything." he said.

"Master the Zero System yet?" Duo asked, walking in as if on cue.

"Not yet. However I'm getting very close." Ash said.

"You know, I think Epyon might be a better choice if you're trying to figure out the Zero System." Duo suggested.

"I'm saving that Gundam. Wing should be enough." Ash said. Just then the com. system activated.

"Ash? Duo? Are you there?" Quatre said.

"What's up?" Duo asked.

"There are quite a few Taurus troops around. I count about 20. I think they may even be Mobile Dolls." Quatre said.

"We'll be there!" Duo said. Soon, on the battlefield, were Wing Gundam Custom, Deathscythe Hell Custom, a White Taurus, Heavyarms Custom, Sandrock Custom, Nataku Custom, Wing Zero Custom, a Gundam resembling Redthunder, and Tallgeese 3.

"Showing off the Tallgeese again, eh Zechs?" Ash asked.

"Hey Ash. Duo's told us a lot more about you than we knew before. Sorry we didn't get to know you before." Trowa said.

"It must be an honor to pilot a powerful suit like that." Wufei said.

"So that's Wing Gundam Custom. Not bad." Zechs said.

"Pardon me, but don't we have a battle to fight?" Ash asked.

"Slow down. You may be used to Mobile Suits, but Mobile Dolls are something else." Noin said. "(Hm... That pilot. His name sounds familiar. But where have I heard it before?)" she thought.

"I'm ready. Uh...what's that?" Ash said, glancing at the other Gundam.

"You don't recognize it? Redthunder Custom must be more different than I thought." Jheta said.

"Redthunder Custom!?" Ash said, surprised.

"You trashed it so badly I had to practically start from scratch again. I can't wait to fight you again." Jheta said.

"Well let's focus on the battle at hand." Heero said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Wufei Chang
Age: 17
Race/Nationality: Chinese
Data: A young man from an old Chinese clan that has pretty much died out. He was once married (in an arranged marriage) to a young woman named Meiran Long. She believed herself to be the Chinese goddess Nataku and after she died, he nicknamed Shenlong, and later Altron, Nataku in honor of her. He is very honorable, despite being a chauvenist.

Wing Gundam Zero Custom
ID#: XXXG-00W0-2
Pilot: Heero Yuy
Data: The advanced form of an experimental Gundam designed 12 years ago, though not built until 2 years ago. It is from this Gundam that the Zero System comes from. Its power can sometimes be frightening.
Stats
Fighting: 155
Weapons: 145
Speed: 160
Power: 150
Armor: 145
Armament
Vulcans x2
Beamsaber x1
Dual-barreled Buster Rifle x1

Gundam Heavyarms Custom
ID#: XXXG-01H2b
Pilot: Triton Bloom/Trowa Barton
Data: Basically a walking tank. This thing is heavily armed (thus the name Heavyarms) and very dangerous. The problem is that the fail safe army knife has been removed, making this thing a sitting duck when out of ammo.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 180
Speed: 110
Power: 150
Armor: 145
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannons x2
Missiles x36
Micromissiles x52
Gatling Guns x4
Dual Beam Gatlings x2

Gundam Nataku Custom
ID#: XXXG-01S2b
Pilot: Wufei Chang
Data: The second version of the second remake of Gundam 05. This thing no longer has its long-range weapons, but it has made up for that.
Stats
Fighting: 180
Weapons: 130
Speed: 140
Power: 150
Armor: 140
Armament
Vulcans x2
Dragon Fangs x2
Dual-bladed Beam Trident x1

MS Tallgeese 3
ID#: OZ-00MS2b, XXXG-00MS2b
Pilot: Zechs Merquise
Data: This MS, oddly, appears to be a cross between the Tallgeese II and Epyon. It is fast despite its size and very powerful.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 150
Speed: 160
Power: 140
Armor: 120
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Shield x1
Heat Rod x1
Rail Dober Gun x1

Gundam Redthunder Custom
ID#: XXXG-02R2
Pilot: Jheta Lahn
Data: After being thoroughly trashed by Ash, this Gundam was rebuilt. Nothing really has changed except for its power.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 175
Speed: 175
Power: 170
Armor: 150
Armament
Caster Rifle x1
Mini Buster Rifle x2 (wrist mounted)
Beam Glaive x1
Vulcans x2
Beamsaber x1 (optional)

Just decided to go straight to the stats. In any case, lots of fun and flashback city next time.

[Pokemaster Ash]

[gasp!] Can it be...?

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The Gundam Pilots have their work cut out for them. A new war has started, forcing them to go back into active combat. This war will be rough on the Gundam pilots as they discover new friends and enemies. Stakes are now much higher.

In the meanwhile Zaveko's MS Tournament, Ash and Jheta's rivalry, and Zaveko's other activities may attract the attention of these enemies.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 7: Battle and Breakdown

The Gundam and Mobile Suit pilots fought off the Taurus Mobile Dolls quite fiercely. However when one was wasted, two more seemed to appear in its place.

"Damn it! Don't these pieces of junk ever give up!?" Noin shouted.

"Of course not. Machines don't give up." Wufei said, slicing a few apart.

"Time to go wild." Ash said, going on an almost insane offensive and blowing or slicing apart anything in his path that was an enemy.

"I didn't know he could do that." Jheta said.

"And all without the Zero System, too." Ash said, slicing apart a few dolls with Wing's beamsaber.

"You mean that's all you? You're better than I thought." Zechs said. After quite a grueling fight, the Mobile Dolls were finally finished.

"Ah, that brought back memories." Duo said.

"I wonder who's sending these things out, though." Ash said. Just then his Gundam was hit by a blast. They looked up and saw more Mobile Dolls. Tougher ones, too.

"Argh! Virgos too!?" Noin shouted.

"S***! That battle was just a warm up. Someone really wants us out of the picture." Duo said.

"Now to really show off my skills." Ash said, sending Wing high into the air. He then wasted quite a few Dolls with Wing's buster rifle before they could shield themselves.

"Looks like he may be better than any of us." Zechs said. Jheta growled.

"Not me." he said under his breath.

"Hey Heero. Let's double team these tin cans!" Ash said.

"Roger that." Heero said. The two started flying around until they gathered the Virgos into one spot.

"Good. Now fire!" Ash yelled. Both he and Heero fired their buster rifles and finished off the Mobile Dolls.

"Not bad, Ash. You show great leadership qualities. Maybe you can organize these guys." Zechs said.

"I'm good. There's no doubting that." Ash said. Just then Wing was blasted again. "What now?" he asked. He saw Redthunder Custom behind him.

"That's it. I'm getting tired of you acting so tough. It's time we saw who is really the superior pilot." Jheta said.

"Stop it, Jheta! This isn't the time to pick personal fights." Zechs said.

"Out of my way!" Jheta yelled, shoving the Tallgeese aside.

"So you want to fight me. I'm ready." Ash said. The two started a fierce battle. Jheta went for the Casters, which Ash had to dodge as they flew too fast to counter. Ash avoided all but one, which hit a wing.

"Damn it! Grounded!" Ash shouted. He then started using more interesting tactics. "Now for something fun." he said, firing his buster rifle and taking out those on his enemy as they were about to fire. This caused a slight chain reaction that paralyzed the Gundam for a second. "Perfect." Ash said, smiling.

"Grr... You haven't won yet!" Jheta shouted.

"Now for some fun. Duo, Trowa, you ready?" Ash said.

"Ready for what?" the two asked.

"A great trick. Just stand next to each other." Ash said. Wing jumped into the air and landed on Deathscythe Hell Custom's and Heavyarms Custom's shoulders. Then it leapt into the air, did a bit of a backflip over Redthunder Custom while pulling out its saber, and then jammed the saber into the Gundam. The strike severed a line leading from Redthunder's generator to the rest of the Gundam, fully paralyzing it.

"Damn you, Ash! I will kill you!" he said. A remote controlled carrier picked up Redthunder and took it away.

"That's what you get for picking a fight with me.

"You're an unbelievable pilot, Ash." Zechs said.

"Thanks." Ash said.

"Yeah. Those tricks were pretty cool. And I thought Heavyarms and I were the only ones who could do acrobatics." Trowa said.

"It's a gift." Ash said. Everyone then headed to their hangars.

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At Ash's lab, he was trying yet again to master the Zero System.

"Are you ready, Duo? Make sure that thing's giving me all it can. I want to see what it can really do." Ash said.

"Okay." Duo said from over by the computer. Ash began and was doing very well. In fact he was actually mastering it!

"Yes! I've done it!" Ash yelled, happily. Just then something happened. The Zero System fought back with a vengeance. Something was amplifying its power beyond safe limits. "Duo! Shut it down!" Ash shouted. A strange noise seemed to fill the room. Then Ash screamed as the Zero System, an overload, and something else hit him all at once, causing him to pass out. Duo climbed up to Wing's cockpit.

"Ash? Ash! Wake up!" Duo said, trying to wake the unconscious pilot up. No use. He then went to the phone and called Jheta.

"Hello?"

"Jheta, something went wrong with your program! There was this weird sound and Ash passed out!" Duo said, a bit frantically.

"I'll be right over!" Jheta said. He got to the lab and found Ash still out cold. "Let me check the program." he said. He started combing through the simulation he whipped up for Ash. "Let's see... Hm? Hacked! Someone tampered with this thing and planted a sound that I guess triggered an overload."

"But how can anyone hack a hacker's program?" Duo asked.

"I never said I was the best hacker ever. There are very few better than me, though." he said.

"Well that narrows it down a bit, doesn't it?" Duo said. In the meanwhile Ash was dreaming about events past...including those he had nothing to do with.

"Hm? Where am I?" Ash asked. The terrain seemed so real...so familiar. He found himself at the controls of Wing Gundam and fighting the Tallgeese.

"Calling all Gundam pilots. We are now positioned to stage an all out missile attack on the colonies. We have seized all missile satellites from the former Alliance. It's reasonable to say we control the destiny of all colonies. This isn't a bluff. I demand all pilots to surrender at once and hand over your Gundams." Col. Une said.

"They've targeted the colonies!?" Quatre said.

"And hand over our Gundams?" Duo said.

"Sounds like OZ's tricks." Trowa said.

"Quite a time for tasteless tactics. You guys can fight, can't you!?" Zechs said, still dueling with Wing. "I can't fight in that case. Noin, please, get me Lady Une!" he said.

"The Gundams have stopped, but the pilots show no signs of surrendering." an OZ soldier said.

"Launch a missile! I don't care where." Lady Une said.

"Colonel, get a grip on yourself." Zechs said.

"I know exactly what I'm doing!" Lady Une said, a little angry.

"That is not what his excellency wants." Zechs said.

"I am doing nothing more than fulfilling his excellency's ideals." Lady Une said.

"You clearly don't understand his excellency!" Zechs said. Lady Une cut him off.

"You're the one who doesn't understand him, Colonel!" Une said.

"No, ma'am, you're wrong. Look Col. Une, the objective is to eliminate the rebels. His excellency doesn't want battles that involve civilians." Noin said. Une slapped her across the face.

"The colonies can be flattened with the most minute of attacks. They're insignificant worlds for the pathetic! As for those rebels, I'll sweep them all away with this single command: Launch missiles now!" Lady Une said.

"No, don't!" Noin said. Just then someone broke into all frequencies.

"What on Earth? Who is this guy?" a soldier said.

"Attention OZ. I never would have imagined you people could be so incredibly foolish. The space colonies have no intention of fighting OZ. This is my personal battle that I'm staging against you!" an old man said.

"Who is he?" Zechs said.

"Doctor J..." Ash said, taking Heero's place in this battle.

"So the rebel's finally showing his face." Lady Une said.

"Transmission is on a regular line from outer space." a soldier said.

"Transmission origin: Colony C-1013." another said.

"Who's this guy?" Duo asked.

"The person who's been sending orders...to someone amongst us five." Quatre said.

"In your eyes, inhumane moves such as attacking the colonies are just. If that's what it takes for you to come out victorious, then I have no choice but to surrender." Doctor J said.

"Very well. Your surrender is accepted. Abandon your Gundams immediately." Lady Une said. Ash stepped out onto a Wing's outer hatch.

"A boy? The Gundam pilot nothing more than a little boy?" Zechs said.

"I surrender, but I will not hand over the Gundams. I repeat I surrender, but I will not hand over the Gundams." Doctor J said. Ash pulled out a cylindrical device.

"Mission accepted." he said with Heero Yuy's voice instead of his own. He pressed the button on top of the device and Wing self detonated. The blast threw him into a different terrain. A mansion. He was face to face with Epyon...and Treize. He was still taking Heero's place. "A new model?" he asked.

"Yes, and I've given it the name Epyon. This suit has the ability to show the pilot the image of the enemy he's fighting and the pilot's own future. Regretfully, there wasn't any future for me to choose from. After you've piloted this suit, if you end up just like myself, let us both part with our lives." Treize said.

"Why did you decide to make this thing?" Ash asked.

"All my life, I've always thought that humans sensed their existence through continuous battle. However I couldn't come to any conclusions. My battle is now over, but I still have yet to determine the reason for battle. To find that reason, I figured a Gundam would be the most appropriate Mobile Suit. In addition I'd like to give my blessings to the winner and loser. This Mobile Suit allows me to do so." Treize said.

"Do you think you've built a god or something?" Ash asked.

"Maybe I do. As long as the warrior has a genuine will to fight, the Epyon will eliminate all distractions. There's nothing more noble and beautiful than a warrior with no distractions. One could say he's the closest thing to perfection." Treize said.

"I don't believe in that." Ash said.

"Show me your abilities to battle, and your future." Treize said. Ash climbed in and suddenly found himself in outer space confronted by a White Taurus, Sandrock Kai, and Deathscythe Hell.

"What?" Duo said.

"Huh? Isn't that the..." Quatre said.

"It's...the Epyon Gundam!" Noin said.

"What's going on!? That's Gundam 02 and 04. What in blazes are they doing out here?" a White Fang soldier said.

"Colonel Sedichi, we are detecting a very strong energy coming from Barge." another said.

"What!?" Sedichi said.

"Adjustments to firing angle completed. HKS pressure balance stable. TRD bypass unit connected. Final safety locks disengaged. Ready to fire." an OZ soldier said.

"Fire the Barge Cannon right now!" a commander said.

"Huh!?" Quatre said.

"What is that thing?" Duo asked. A powerful blast came from the space fortress that wiped out a ton of Mobile Dolls, the White Fang ships, and just grazed a colony.

"Oh..." Trowa said as he saw the blast strike the colony.

"No! How could they do that!?" Quatre asked.

"They can't be serious! A direct hit would have wiped out the colony." Duo said. Epyon started attacking fiercely. "Hm? Whoa! Hold it! Is this guy an enemy?" Duo said.

"Hey! That Gundam pilot isn't Heero!" Quatre shouted.

"You finally made it." Ash said, now taking the identity of Milliardo Peacecraft.

"Is that really you, Zechs?" Noin asked.

"It's Zechs!" Quatre said.

"Zechs is piloting that thing?" Duo said. He got ready to attack. "Take this!" he shouted, trying to slash Epyon. He was getting beaten up, though. "Talk about speed and power. That thing's as powerful as Wing Zero." he said. Quatre then started attacking Epyon and fared no better.

"It's incredible! What strength!" Quatre said.

"No, how could you Zechs?" Noin asked. Meanwhile the OZ forces were watching.

"What's going on!? Why are the Gundams fighting each other? In any case this is our big chance. Ready the cannon to fire again. We'll completely wipe them out with out next attack!" the OZ commander said.

"He has got the upper hand." Quatre said. He then noticed the Barge Cannon charging up. "No! Not again! Duo, check out Barge!" he shouted.

"They're going to fire that again!? I haven't got time to be playing games with you." Duo said, trying to slash Epyon again. Noin's White Taurus grabbed it from behind.

"Miss Noin! Out of the way! It's dangerous!" Quatre yelled.

"I'll stay and take care of him. You go stop the Barge Cannon!" Noin ordered.

"Noin!" Quatre said.

"Get going!" Noin yelled.

"Quatre, we haven't got time." Duo said. The two flew off towards Barge but wound up tangling with a ton of Mobile Dolls.

"Zechs? Zechs? Don't you recognize my voice?" Noin said.

"I can hear you." Ash said.

"Zechs. That's better. You owe me an explanation as to why you've been acting this way. Under Miss Relena's rule, the Earth is finally moving toward pacifism so why would you choose to become Miss Relena's enemy?" Noin said, a bit worried.

"It's just as I declared. From outer space's perspective, the origin of all disputes is the Earth and none other." he said.

"Wait a second!" she said. Epyon broke her White Taurus's grip and pointed its beam sword at it.

"And that's why I'll set everything right." he said.

"You're...serious..." she said. He took off. "Zechs!" she yelled. She then headed towards the Gundam pilots. Them about to get blasted from behind. "Look out!" she yelled. She herself wound up targeted. However another White Taurus helped her out.

"Watch out for yourself. There's no sense dying here." Trowa said.

"Huh? Oh, Trowa..." she said. Meanwhile Duo and Quatre were still having Mobile Doll problems.

"Just GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!" Duo yelled, slicing some Dolls to bits. Quatre had his hands full too.

"Come on, we've got to hurry!" he yelled.

"Pressure within the DSV chamber is stable. Connection with the BBS system confirmed. Pressure is rising inside the cylinder. Ten seconds left to reach the critical level." the OZ soldier said, monitoring the Barge Cannon's power systems.

"They're finished! This is the end of the line for those Gundams! Have a taste of our Barge Cannon at full power!!" the OZ commander said.

"We're not going to make it!" Duo said. Then the Epyon flew by. "There goes Zechs!" he yelled.

"What!?" the commander yelled.

"You're not needed here." Ash said. He armed Epyon's beam sword and set it for full power. "We have no need for you in outer space!" he yelled, sending his sword into Barge. He sliced the station in half, destroying it. Ash then found himself in Wing Zero, in the core of Libra. He, as Heero once more, was about to self detonate again. "Farewell, Relena." he said. Just then Zechs in a very battered Epyon appeared.

"There's only one more thing required to attain total peace: a strong heart that can empathize with people, like yours. You're too pure and too kind, but I guess that's what gives you the right to live. Just watch me! I'm going to live right to the bitter end!" he said, arming Epyon's beam sword.

"Zechs!" Ash yelled.

"I'll live the hard life of a warrior!" Zechs said, slamming the weapon into the power core of the piece of Libra about to smack into the Earth.

"Zechs, stop it!" Ash yelled.

"Until we meet again, Heero." Zechs said. The core exploded, taking Epyon with.

"Detonation of power system confirmed. Huh? One part of the block is still falling! It's not disintegrating!" an Earth soldier said.

"It's going to hit Earth for sure. Tell the Gundams to retreat!" Lady Une said.

"Wait!" the soldier said.

"Zero, please guide me through this." Ash said. Altron appeared with Wing Zero's buster rifle.

"You forgot this! Take it!" Wufei said, tossing the rifle over to Wing Zero.

"Mission accepted." Ash said.

"Master Quatre, we've done all we could. We must escape." Rashid, the Maganac leader, said.

"You guys go first. I'm fighting a bit longer." Quatre said.

"But we've done enough already!" a Maganac said.

"Dying now would be meaningless." another said.

"I've given Heero his buster rifle." Wufei said.

"Master Quatre, did you hear that?" Rashid said.

"Sure did. We better get out of here, 'cause we don't want to get in Heero's way." Quatre said.

"Okay." Duo said.

"Roger that. Retreating now!" Trowa said, sending a few missiles into a wall to create an escape route. Meanwhile that chunk was still falling. It got dangerously close to Earth.

"It has entered the atmosphere." an Earth soldier said.

"Something's flying ahead of it. Look! It's Wing Zero." another said.

"Heero?" Relena said.

"He's not going to make it." Howard said.

"No, he'll make it. I think he'll be okay." Sally said.

"But he's got to get through the atmosphere's high temperatures." a soldier said.

"From what I have seen, the Gundams can overcome any difficulties." Lady Une said.

"That's true. I know we can believe in him because Heero's the kind of person who can give everyone hope." Relena said. Meanwhile Wing Zero was about to pull one of its most insane stunts ever.

"Unh... Ugh... I will..." Ash said, trying to get a lock on what was left of Libra so that nothing could harm the Earth. "I will...! I will...!!" He finally got a lock. "I WILL SURVIVE!!!" he yelled, firing the buster rifle and obliterating Libra. Ash then found himself in yet another situation. He, in a battered Wing Zero Custom, was hovering over an area of Earth.

"Huh?" Quatre said.

"Where?" Trowa said.

"Above us!" Duo said.

"Wing Zero!?" Zechs said.

"Locked onto the target." Ash said.

"Another Gundam confirmed, sir. It's in the sky." a Barton Foundation soldier said.

"What!?" Dekim asked.

"Mr. Dekim, we're on-line with one of the Gundam pilots." another said.

"Heero." Relena said.

"Let me confirm, your shelter shield is activated?" Ash asked.

"What are you planning?" Dekim asked.

"Your shelter is secure, is it?" Ash asked.

"Of course it is. See for yourself just how powerless you are." Mariemeia said.

"Roger that." Ash said, confidently.

"Huh?" Mariemeia gasped. Ash fired a blast that nailed the defenses.

"Gather all the Serpents here! Shoot down Wing Zero!" Dekim ordered.

"Wh...what a miserable person. H...he is not going to be able to achieve anything." Mariemeia said, a bit shaken.

"Are you afraid, Mariemeia?" Relena asked.

"Hmph!" Mariemeia said. Ash fired again, trashing the defenses. Wing Zero Custom was also in very bad shape.

"That's impossible! How could this be happening!?" Dekim shouted.

"The shield has lost half its strength. Wing Zero's aim is accurate to one hundredth of a unit. This shelter will collapse for certain if it's hit again in the same place." a soldier said.

"Stop it! Don't you realize Relena Peacecraft is in here?" Dekim ordered.

"Heero..." Relena said. Ash overloaded Wing Zero Custom's systems and fired. The blast took out the base, the Serpents in front of him, and Wing Zero Custom itself.

"Heero!" Quatre yelled. Finally Ash found himself near New Edwards base. This terrain was more familiar to him. This time, he was himself. The other Gundam pilots were with him.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Virgo
ID#: OZ-02MD
Pilot: AI (Mobile Dolls), some humans (modified Virgos only)
Data: A mass-produced Mobile Doll has has some attributes of the Mercurius and Vayeate. It, however, lacks the power and defense they had.
Stats
Fighting: 130
Weapons: 140
Speed: 125
Power: 110
Armor: 120
Armament
Planet Defensors x4
Beam Cannon x1
Beamsaber x1 (modified models only)

Flashback city... Boy, that was fun. Also it's nice to get an update in so quickly. I'll try to get the next one in this quickly as well.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Here's another dose of Gundam goodness. More flashbacks, too.

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The past years have been filled with violence, mass destruction, bloodshed, and uncertainty. This year is no exception. It is the year After Colony 197. A new war begins only months after the last. But who is behind all of it?

It is up the the Gundam pilots of the past in addition to their friends and new Gundam pilots to help keep the peace.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 8: Rivalry Revived

Ash, still out cold, was still dreaming of the past. Now he was where he met the other Gundam pilots.

"Are you okay?" Duo asked.

"Yeah... I think so..." Ash said. He grabbed his arm in pain. It had been grazed by a stray laser blast.

"You better not get in our way again, weakling." Wufei said.

"It wasn't my fault. I...I blacked out." Ash said. This was perhaps one of his earliest memories. He had suffered an overload while driving by the base and stopped. While in pain, he staggered too close to the battlefield and his arm had been hit by a stray beam rifle blast. He was lucky it only grazed his arm and not taken it off.

"That's okay. We'll help. My name's Quatre." he said.

"No, we won't help him. What if he's one of them?" Trowa said.

"He can only be as old as us. Also do you see an OZ uniform or anything of OZ's on him?" Duo said.

"Suit yourself." Heero said, leaving along with Trowa and Wufei. This was all during the very brief pause in combat after Heero had taken out those wishing for peace within the Alliance.

"Thanks for defending me. Aah!" Ash said, experiencing another overload.

"What's wrong with you?" Duo asked.

"All these feelings...and emotions... They all collide and make my head feel like it's going to explode... I like to call them mental overloads since that's pretty much what they are." Ash said, recovering quickly.

"Is that why you wandered close to the battlefield?" Quatre asked.

"Yes. Despite this condition, I'm a very good MS pilot. I was the 3rd highest scoring student at the Lake Victoria base. I ran away when I learned how corrupt OZ was." Ash said.

"Maybe you can help us someday." Duo said.

"Only with your help." Ash said. The three parted ways.

Meanwhile Ash was returning to reality.

"Oh... What the hell happened?" Ash asked, coming around.

"Someone hacked the simulation. I'm sorry." Jheta said.

"It's okay. I saw a couple of interesting things while I was out. I remembered something, too." Ash said.

"You must be starting to regain your memories." Duo said.

The next day went very well. Then came Tactics...

"Ah, Ash. Just the person I wanted to see. I've suggested that you take Advanced Tactics. Only the best of the best get to go there. The other pilots are in that class, in fact." Zechs said.

"I didn't know we had such a course." Ash said.

"Yes, we do. It's taught by Noin." Zechs said.

"(My old instructor... Is that good or bad?)" Ash thought. He was, in fact, surprised Noin hadn't recognized him during that last battle and especially when he was looking for Zechs the other day. "Okay, when do I start?" he asked.

"Tomorrow." Zechs replied.

"One last chance to beat up Jheta." Ash said.

"You wish!" Jheta said. He meant business today. The two eventually got to their Leos.

"This will be interesting." Zechs said. No one saw Jheta slip the Zero System into his Leo. What seemed like the final battle began.

"Prepare to go down!" Ash yelled.

"No way! You're mine!" Jheta yelled. Both went heavy on the offensive. Ash got a few shots in with the beam rifle but the two were equally matched with their sabers.

"Are you really trying?" Ash asked.

"Oh yes." Jheta said. Ash sent his Leo high into the air. "Not so fast!" he yelled, following Ash.

"Thought so!" Ash yelled, sending his Leo into a dive with the beamsaber ready. He sliced Jheta's Leo in half on the way down.

"Damn you!" Jheta cursed. "I can't believe he even beat the Zero System." he said to himself. After school, Ash was walking home. Jheta caught up with him. "Not bad, Ash." he said.

"Yeah. That was pretty good for my last Tactics class." Ash said.

"What do you mean?" Jheta asked.

"I'm being transferred to Noin's Advanced Tactics class." Ash said.

"I thought she taught Algebra and Info Tech." Jheta said.

"Only until 5th Period. She's a Tactics teacher 6th and 7th." Zechs said, sneaking up on the two.

"I guess that means things will be boring for you now." Ash said.

"There's always the battlefield." Jheta said.

"Well I've got to go. I need to to a little tune up on my Gundams." Ash said.

"A tune up? So soon?" Jheta asked.

"Well I have to make sure they're in top shape. I don't need the things acting up on me." Ash said.

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Jheta practically stormed into his lab.

"That's it! No more cheating against Ash! I'll get him fair and square." Jheta said. He practically stripped his Gundam of all weapons. "I hated to do that, but I'm going to beat Ash in an old-fashioned duel." he said.

"Whoa! Major downgrade!" Duo said, walking in.

"Duo, tell Ash I want to fight him." Jheta said.

"With that!? It's suicide!" Duo said.

"Do it." Jheta said.

At Ash's lab...

"Uh...Ash? Jheta's waiting for you." Duo said.

"What does he want?" Ash asked.

"A battle. However I don't think you should go on with it." Duo said.

"Why? Has he overhauled that thing again?" Ash said as he flew off in Wing. He saw a heavily downgraded Redthunder. "What the!?"

"I want to face you like a true warrior. I'm not going to need my fancy weapons here and I trust you won't use yours." Jheta said.

"Even if I agree to this, it's suicide! You can't win in a defenseless Gundam!" Ash said.

"It's a risk I'll have to take. And it isn't defenseless, either." Jheta said. Redthunder pulled out a violet beamsaber.

"Where'd you get that, a Leo?" Ash asked as the battle began. Ash stuck to using his saber but even with such an even match, it quickly became one-sided. "Give up, Jheta." Ash said.

"Never!" Jheta yelled, charging at Ash. Ash then impaled the Redthunder with Wing's saber and jumped back.

"Why? Why did you do this?" Ash asked.

"If I couldn't beat you, I wanted to go out honorably." Jheta said.

"Eject now!" Ash yelled.

"No. Farewell, my rival." Jheta said. Redthunder Custom then blew to bits.

"Jheta! Damn it! Why did he have to do that!?" Ash yelled, pounding on Wing's console.

"I tried to tell him, and I tried to warn you." Duo said, appearing with Deathscythe Hell Custom. He wanted to try to stop the fight, but wasn't fast enough.

"But...to just waste his life like that?" Ash asked.

"Hm... He feels sorrow, even for his enemies. Compassion. Maybe that will calm his mind." a figure said from the shadows.

"What drove him to do something like taking me on with his Gundam practically defenseless?" Ash asked, starting to cry a bit.

"It's okay, Ash. Don't get too upset." Duo said. He wanted to cry too, but it was against his cool nature. Quatre then appeared with Sandrock Custom.

"What happened? I heard there was a battle here." he said.

"There was. Jheta's gone." Ash said in a slightly depressed tone.

"What do you mean?" Quatre asked.

"He stripped practically everything off of his Gundam save a beamsaber and tried to fight Ash. He lost." Duo said.

"Oh..." Quatre said. Ash then armed Wing's saber.

"I don't deserve to go on! Jheta wasn't my real enemy!" he shouted, ready to kill himself.

"No, Ash!" Quatre shouted, knocking the weapon away.

"I...I'm sorry, Jheta." Ash said, crying.

The next day passed very slowly for Ash. He was still sad over Jheta's death. He headed to his Advanced Tactics class at the end of the day. His attitude had improved a bit by then, but not all that much.

"Hello, Mrs. Merquise. Or should I stick to calling you Noin?" Ash said.

"Hm? Ash!?" Noin said, finally getting a good look at Ash. She knew a new student was coming, but she didn't expect one of her old ones. It was an incident from a couple of years ago...

"Man, you're a great Mobile Suit pilot. In fact, you've got the 3rd best score here. Only Colonel Zechs and myself are ahead of you." then Lieutenant Noin said.

"I'm glad. I'm a true warrior after all." Ash said. Later that night, Ash overheard an interesting conversation by accident. It proved to be a life saver.

"We'll disguise our troops as those of the Alliance Specials force. When we start Operation Daybreak, they won't know what hit them!" Lady Une said.

"It is an interesting idea, but why?" Colonel Zechs said.

"If OZ and Romafeller are to become the supreme powers of the Earth and colonies, the Alliance must fall." Treize said.

"Are they serious!?" Ash said to himself. He thought it over for a moment. "Is OZ just Romafeller's tool for taking over? Well then I don't want any part of it!" he said, heading for the hangar. "Ah. This will be fun to pilot." Ash said, looking at the Taurus prototype. He got in and began an attack/escape of the base.

"What the!? Who is that!?" Noin said, looking at all the commotion. She got to the com. system. "You in the Taurus! What are you doing!?" she yelled.

"Sorry, Miss Noin, but consider this my resignation from OZ." Ash said, blasting whatever got in his way.

"Has he gone insane!?" Zechs asked.

"Perhaps he knows something we don't." Noin said. Ash then abaondoned the Taurus mid-flight and sent it towards the bottom of Lake Victoria. He then ran off, tearing off his uniform along the way.

"This is a turning point for me. Now I'll find some way to fight against OZ." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Even more fun later.

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

I LOVE screwing with peoples minds don't I PA. Maybe, just maybe someday, I'll base a fanfic off that RPG (Base it off the RPG, not put the RPG into fic form). And I'll even be fair to you Ash. *Grumbles and mutters about the lack of Caster use**

[Pokemaster Ash]

Yeah, messing with minds is your forté. In fact...

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"Why? Why did you do this?" Ash asked after severely damaging Redthunder Custom.

"If I couldn't beat you, I wanted to go out honorably." Jheta said.

"Eject now!" Ash yelled.

"No. Farewell, my rival." Jheta said. Redthunder Custom then blew to bits.

"Jheta! Damn it! Why did he have to do that!?" Ash yelled, pounding on Wing's console.

It has appeared that Gundam pilot Jheta Lahn has died in battle. However it has been proven before that tough MS pilots can endure such things. But has he?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 9: Return to Insanity

"So, Ash. Nice to see you again." Noin said.

"Yeah. Sorry about the commotion I caused when last we met...actually, two times before that." Ash said.

"Hm? I don't think we've met since then." she said.

"Yes we have. Remember the guy who was looking for Zechs that one Saturday? That was me. Also remember Wing Gundam Custom?" Ash said.

"You mean the advanced 01 with the short angel wings?" she asked.

"Yeah. That's mine as well." he said.

"So that was you both times, huh? I'm very surprised I didn't recognize you. As for Wing Gundam, you certainly are worthy enough to pilot it." she said. Ash sat down and class began. They talked about the controls of more advanced Mobile Suits like the Taurus, Serpent, and even the Gundams. Then came a battle. Noin's class used slightly more advanced versions of the Leo like the Aerial Combat Leo and Space Leo. Ash was up against a tough opponent...or at least he was tough until Ash showed up.

"I heard you transferred from Zechs's class. Practically no one can do that." he said.

"I'm extremely skilled in Mobile Suit combat. I even beat Jheta Lahn a few times." Ash said, calmly. "(Why did I have to say that?)" he thought.

"That kid from Militia? You must be good." he said. The battle began. Ash, in an Aerial Combat Leo, started off with the ever trusty beamsaber while his opponent, in a Space Leo, chose a beam rifle.

"Beam rifles may be decent long range weapons, but they can't match the sheer power of a beamsaber." Ash said, sending his Leo high into the air where it hovered for a moment. He then switched to the rifle and took a few pot shots at his enemy. He then went back to the saber and dived towards his opponent. He dodged every shot fired and flew by his opponent. He then again switched to the rifle and blasted his opponent in the back.

"Whoa. I've never seen anyone make a Leo move that fast." Noin said to herself.

"Grr... Cheap shot!" Ash's opponent yelled.

"It was skill." Ash said. he then flew over his opponent and landed right in front of him.

"What the!?" he said.

"Ryuenjin!" Ash shouted, jumping into the air and slicing his opponent's Leo in half on the way.

"Very good, Ash! I see why you were chosen to come to this class." Noin said, clapping at the display of skill. Ash had, except for two brief moments in the battle, never left himself open for attack. Ash and his opponent leapt from their Leos.

"One thing. What does 'Ryuenjin' mean?" he asked.

"Hm? Oh that. It means Dragon Flame Blade. It's kind of similar to the move I pulled on you. I saw it in a video game." Ash said.

"Heh. It's not everyday one sees an interesting pilot like you." he said. The day ended and Ash started to go home.

"I guess that wasn't so bad. Now for figuring out my unanswered questions." he said. Just then something very unexpected happened.

"Hello, Ash. Doing well?" a very familiar voice said.

"Yeah but...Jheta!?!?!?" Ash said, very surprised.

"I'm ba---ack." Jheta said.

"How!?" Ash asked, stunned.

"I armored the cockpit so that if it didn't get sliced, it wouldn't be completely blown out if Redthunder were to be destroyed. I still had to work my way through a bit of rubble to escape, though." he said.

"You damn fool!" Ash yelled, punching Jheta square in the face.

"What? Shouldn't you be glad to see me?" Jheta asked.

"Do you know what hell you've put me through?" Ash asked.

"I didn't know faking my own death would have done that much to you." Jheta said, dodging another punch.

"It did." Ash said. He was filled with rage now. "Maybe things should stay that way." he said. He then pulled out a beamsaber of his own and slashed at Jheta.

"Whoa! What the hell are you doing!?" Jheta yelled. He then saw something in Ash's eyes that showed he meant business. They had a look that showed Ash's fury. Duo and Quatre arrived as Ash started slashing like mad at Jheta.

"What the!? Jheta!? Huh? Ash has flipped!" Duo said.

"If you really want to fight that way, try some Casters on for size." Jheta said, pulling out his own Caster rifle. He fired some low level shells (which, ironically, have higher numbers than high-level shells) and Ash dodged them all with ease and landed in front of his foe.

"Jheta, MOVE IT!!!" Duo yelled. He had Tactics with Ash and remembered the trick. Jheta just dodged a deadly attack.

"Why are you doing this!?" Quatre yelled, dashing in front of Ash. Ash just shoved Quatre aside as if he were nothing and continued. Just then Heero appeared.

"Hey Heero! Toss me your pistol!" Duo yelled.

"Why?" Heero asked.

"Just do it!" Duo yelled. Heero handed Duo the weapon and he aimed at Ash.

"I won't let anyone interfere with my battle." Ash said, still very crazed. He then wounded Jheta's arm with the weapon and just slashed him with the tip of the weapon across his body (non-fatal, but very painful).

"I didn't want to have to do this, but...you leave me no choice." Duo said. He fired three shots at Ash. One hit Ash in the right shoulder. Another got him in the right leg. The third hit his left arm. Ash dropped the saber and came to his senses.

"Oh...what happened?" he said before collapsing.

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"What happened Ash? Why did you go berserk like that?" Quatre asked.

"I...don't know...for sure. I guess...I was...overcome...by rage." Ash said before passing out.

"...You fool. Your mind...is out of...control." Jheta said before passing out himself.

"What's going on over here!?" Noin yelled, running over to the scene.

"Sorry, but..." Duo said, pointing at Ash and Jheta.

"Oh no! Let's get those two to the hospital now!" Noin said. The two were taken to a nearby hospital and had a little work done to patch up their wounds. Both were pretty much out of action.

"Damn. This is what I get for joking around with you." Jheta said.

"You think you've got it bad, look at me. I go nuts and wind up with three sets of bandages and these stupid things." Ash said, referring to his crutches. He was ready to throw them away right then and there.

"I wouldn't. You aren't like me. Your wounds need time to heal." Heero said, walking up to them with a couple of the others as they left the hospital. The two both gave Heero dirty looks.

"Shall we call a temporary truce?" Ash asked.

"Well we can't fight in this shape. I guess it wouldn't hurt." Jheta said.

The next day was a bit tough on Ash. Thankfully there wasn't an MS battle in Tactics that day. As he headed home from school, he tried walking without the crutches. He winced.

"Damn it, Duo! Did you have to be so accurate?" Ash said. His arms didn't hurt that much anymore but his leg took a direct hit. He made it back to his lab. "Here I can hopefully recover." he said to himself.

"Hey Ash! We could use a little help here." Trowa said over the communications system. Obviously he hadn't heard about what happened to Ash.

"I'll be there." Ash said. He just managed to climb up to Wing Gundam Custom's cockpit. "I hope my arms can take a battle." he said. He flew off and found Trowa and Wufei struggling with a large army of Taurus and Virgo Mobile Dolls. "My, what trouble you've gotten yourselves into." Ash said, going at the dolls with Wing's beamsaber. Just then Duo and Quatre arrived.

"What the!? That can't be Ash!" Duo said.

"There's no way he could do all of that with his injuries." Quatre said.

"What injuries?" Wufei asked.

"We'll fill you in later." Ash said. Eventually Heero joined the fight and they took out the Mobile Dolls. They left their Gundams and met up on the ground.

"Are you insane or what!?" Duo asked.

"I only came to help." Ash said.

"What happened?" Trowa asked.

"He went nuts and tried to kill Jheta. I had to shoot him to stop him." Duo said. Ash then kicked Duo square in a particularly sensitive area. "Ow! What the hell was that for!?" Duo asked.

"Did you have to be so f***ing accurate!?" Ash asked.

"Sorry." Duo said.

"Usually only I'd fight wounded. However you seem to be able to pull it off as well." Heero said. Everyone then headed back to their hangars. Meanwhile Jheta was also having a rather bad day. He was at home laying in bed.

"What the hell was he thinking, going after me like that? The next time I fight him, I won't use pathetic #15 Casters. A #4 or two should finish him!" he said. He rolled over onto his bad arm. "Yaaah! Beamsaber wounds sting!" Jheta yelled.

Ash himself was also taking it easy, resting on the bed in his lab.

"(When I quit OZ is as far back as I can remember. Why can't I think of anything before that?)" he thought. He rolled over onto his bad shoulder. "Grr... Why'd he have to hit both arms?" he said to himself. "(The answer I think might be found by using the Zero System in Epyon. The copy in Wing isn't quite as effective as the real thing. Problem is why do I get such a strange feeling when I get near it most of the time? I built it, after all.)" he thought. "I better stop asking these things. What's the point of a question that can't be answered?" he asked himself before falling asleep. Little did he know his was being watched.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. And Ash goes berserk again. Next time: the MS Tournament begins.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for a new episode...

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Jheta Lahn has returned and things are out of control. To make matters worse, Zaveko has returned and the Mobile Suit tournament is about to begin. New friends and enemies will be encountered here. Also tragedy will strike one pilot in the end.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 10: The Tournament Begins!

A figured watched Ash in the shadows.

"His mind is a bit jumbled. He's correct that Epyon's Zero System could restore his mind. However I think he fears its power. If it were to fall into the wrong hands, he'd be responsible for the damage done." he said. He then slipped away.

A few days later a familiar face returned to school. When the day ended, he went to the main office.

"Damn. Escorting that freighter took a whole week off school. Well, I better start this thing." Zaveko said to himself. He looked at the list of participants. "Whoa. I didn't quite expect this many people to sign up. Some of these people don't even go here." he said. He went to the PA system and switched it on. "Ahem. Hey out there! All contestants in the Mobile Suit Tournament, please take your Mobile Suit to the hangars in the arena now. Kendo Tournament fighters stand by. Huh? Hey! Get off me...!" he said, Zechs pulling him away at the last moment.

"So you're the one who organized this." Zechs said.

"Uh...yeah. See you later." he said.

"Hold on a second!" Zechs yelled. Zaveko froze. "Don't destroy the place or you'll be paying for it." he added. Zaveko headed off and got to the hangars. He set up his laptop to randomly select the combatants as he headed for the PA system there.

"Find out who you're fighting against and wait for that battle. There's no need for you to waste energy if you've got to wait to fight." Zaveko said. His computer set up a list and he printed and copied it. He put the schedule up all over. A young woman glanced at one of them.

"Hm... I'm up against Trowa Barton. His Mobile Suit is Heavyarms Custom MK-II. Nothing I can't handle." she said to herself. Then a name and picture caught her eye. "What!? Ash? I don't believe it. I've found him. That wasn't as hard as I thought." she said. She then let out a small laugh and put her hand to her stomach. "I hope my insides aren't turned black and blue because of this." she said to herself before leaving. The battles were, with very few exceptions, old pilots against new pilots.

"So he started it." Ash said, recognizing Zaveko's voice over the PA. "Heh. It'll be his downfall." he said, remembering Wing Gundam Custom's full potential.

"I'd back out if I were you." Jheta said.

"No way! Who knows? One of us might finally manage to kill the other." Ash said.

"You're right. See you there!" Jheta said, running off.

"It's your funeral." Ash said to himself. By this time both of them had healed. Where their wounds were still hurt, but the wounds themselves were gone. Treize walked over to Ash.

"So, Ash. I see you've heard of this little thing as well." he said.

"What interests you about it? The Tallgeese II was turned to scrap metal years ago." Ash said.

"So it was, but that is not why it interests me. I want to see what kind of pilots we have here." Treize said. Ash shrugged and walked away. He walked to his lab. "Maybe I can also find out just who is destroying my forces. I know I have five Gundam pilots and two high-class MS pilots at the school. I wonder if there are any others hiding among the students." he said to himself.

"Tomorrow's when all of this pays off." Ash said, starting to train. He had finally finished one of Wing's weapons as well as some of those of Epyon. However he was only taking Wing with. The simulated Mobile Dolls didn't seem to know what hit them. Ash finished and found Heero waiting.

"So, Ash. Training hard?" Heero asked.

"Yeah. I'm going to be ready for anything." Ash said.

"Then you might want to make sure you prepare to battle one of us." Heero said.

"Huh?" Ash asked.

"The opponents are going to be randomly selected throughout the tournament. You could wind up facing someone else, one of us, or Jheta." he said.

"I'm looking forward to fighting Jheta, but I'll take it into consideration." Ash said, starting to train again.

"I won't tell him he will be fighting one of us. Obviously he wants to be surprised. Believe me, he will be. Ash, train hard. You're going to need all the help you can get to defeat...Wing Zero." Heero said to himself as he left the lab.

"Boy, that was fun. If only you knew what the simulations and Wing were capable of, Heero. Heero?" Ash said, noticing Heero had left. "Heh. I guess he didn't want to stick around any longer." he added.

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Later that night, Ash asked Heero for a practice battle.

"Are you ready, Ash?" Heero asked.

"Yeah. This is going to be one hell of a practice bout." Ash said. The two Gundams looked very similar, but the differences were apparent. They started fighting and their battle was fierce. Both of them knew each other's strategies and therefore often blocked or traded attacks. The two Gundams halted and faced each other, both very badly battered.

"Now to end this!" Heero said. The two dashed at each other with beamsabers armed. Ash avoided getting slashed while Wing Zero took a nasty hit. It was down. "Whoa. You are good. To defeat Wing Zero... That's almost impossible." Heero said, a bit stunned. Just then a familiar Gundam appeared.

"Hello, Ash. This time I'll beat you for sure. Redthunder Custom 2 will make sure of that." Jheta said.

"You upgraded that thing beyond Custom!?" Heero said. No MS could be upgraded that far for safety reasons.

"In your dreams!" Ash yelled, drawing Wing's main saber again. Actually Ash had been using the secondary saber the past few battles as the main one wasn't done yet. This one seemed to have a longer handle.

"Eat this!" Jheta yelled. The weapons on his Gundam's wrists fired laser disks at Wing. One sliced its right hand off, which was holding the saber.

"No!" Ash yelled, going for Wing's buster rifle.

"No surprise." Jheta said to himself. The Redthunder jumped in the air and fired blasts at Wing's legs, which faltered a bit before the Gundam collapsed.

"Now you're going to get it!" Ash yelled, his rage building. He grabbed the cut-off hand and stuck it back in place. He kicked Wing's auto-repair up so that it was fixed quickly. "Talk about pulling yourself together." he said to himself. In the meanwhile Ash kept Jheta at bay with Wing's vulcans, which didn't do much against the powerful Gundam. Once the hand was back on, he grabbed the saber and pulled out the other.

"Two sabers? Big deal." Jheta said. He kicked in his Zero System and advanced with his glaive. Both weapons easily blocked the attack. "I'll have to go for the laser cutters again. You can't block all of them!" he said.

"Not true." Ash said, grinning evilly. From the main saber grew another blade.

"A dual-bladed beamsaber!?" both Jheta and Heero said, surprised.

"Right first try." Ash said. Jheta lauched the weapons and Ash blocked them all. Then the two dashed at each other and wound up impaled by each others' weapons. "Damn it! I don't believe this! Another draw!" he said.

"And we had the Zero System, too." Jheta said.

"We? I didn't use it." Ash said.

"You mean all of that was your own doing!?" Jheta asked, surprised.

"Yeah. Just something to keep you off guard." Ash said.

"That dual-bladed saber was enough." Heero said.

"Well I also don't want to fall into any predictable patterns. I like to keep on my toes and force my opponents to try to do the same." Ash said. The three headed back to their hangars to repair their Gundams. However a familiar figure was watching them.

"Ash, you have no idea what you might be in for. See you tomorrow." he said before leaving.

The next day (a Saturday), Zaveko was looking over Tallgeese X, his Gundam. He wanted to be sure that he would be the victor. However it was built for for speed and offense than defense.

"Hm... Power levels optimal. Energy output optimal. Everything checks out." he said. He got in and ran a simulation. Afterwards he thought of a new weapon he could add on. he grabbed his cell phone and dialed.

"Hello?" a young woman said on the other end.

"Kamiko, get me an X-5T Cannon. I need it immediately." he said.

"Understood. I'll deliver it as soon as I can." she said. As he waited, he wondered where we was going to put the weapon. Eventually Kamiko arrived with the device.

"Here it is. It's worth...a lot of money. Way out of your price range." she said.

"Put it on my tab. I'll work it off." he said. She unloaded the weapon and left. Zaveko made some quick modifications to the shield and attached the cannon to the Gundam's shoulder. It was ready.

Ash awoke the next morning and glanced at a picture of him with the other pilots.

"If I must face one of you, then I'm sorry I'll have to make scrap metal out of your Gundams." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Redthunder Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-02R3
Pilot: Jheta Lahn
Data: Once again rebuilt after being destroyed, this Gundam is back and ready to go. It's extremely powerful, making it dangerous to be around.
Stats
Fighting: 155
Weapons: 185
Speed: 180
Power: 180
Armor: 155
Armament
Caster Rifle x1
Beam Glaive x1
Vulcans x2
Energy Launchers x2 (on wrists)

Kamiko
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: She is Zaveko's right hand woman. She supplies him with the parts he needs for his Gundams. She also works with those Zaveko is associated with. She barely ever fights.

Next episode: more tournament fun.

[Pokemaster Matt]

Cool!Nice to see this up again!
Can't wait for Legends!

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for a very nice episode...

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The great Mobile Suit Tournament has begun and quite a few participants are ready to fight. They have trained and made sure their Mobile Suits were worthy. Little do any of them know what will happen here.

The first matches are about to be held. Can the contestants survive what is to come?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 11: Preliminary Action

"(I'll be the strongest one there. There isn't any doubt about it. I've beaten Heero and I managed to get a draw with Jheta. I am ready.)" Ash thought. He felt something was going to happen soon.

"Today's the day. I hope you're ready." Duo said, entering the arena hangar Ash was stationed at. The others were behind him.

"Ready to lose?" Jheta asked, a bit overconfident.

"No way. I've seen him train. He'll be almost impossible to beat." Duo said.

"We've also seen him in class." Noin said.

"He could be the best out of all of us, as much as I don't like to admit it." Wufei said.

"Hey, guys. Don't make me feel overconfident. I'll do just fine." Ash said.

"Hmph! I wasn't fighting with everything I had last night. You will perish, Ash." Jheta said, walking away. He, however, stayed within listening distance.

"Are you going to use the Zero System?" Trowa asked.

"No. If I'm going to win, it'll be by my own terms." Ash said.

"(Hm... If he won't be using the Zero System, I won't use it either.)" Jheta thought. He went to his hangar and looked at his Gundam. "We'll beat him." Jheta said.

Meanwhile a familiar figure was checking up on his Gundam.

"(It starts today. Better make sure this guy's at 100%.)" he thought. He checked out the competiton. "(For the elimination matches, it was mostly Leo and Aries Suits. Maybe a Taurus or two. Things won't be exciting until the preliminary round later where it'll just be the Gundams.)" he thought. The elimination round had occurred the previous night. As expected, those who participated in Gundams or some advanced MS made it. Those matches were so easy for the Gundam pilots that they didn't even think of them as actual matches. "Ready to win, old friend?" he asked his Gundam.

Meanwhile Ash was waiting for the first match.

"The first battle of the Preliminary Round will be Heero Yuy and Wing Zero Custom against Ash Ketchum and Wing Gundam Custom." Zaveko said over the PA system.

"Heero was right." Ash said. Meanwhile Treize was watching.

"Hm... So our ace pilot is going to fight the great Heero Yuy. All he's ever piloted are Leos. What can he hope to do against Wing Zero?" Treize said. Just then the two Gundams appeared on the battlefield. "What!? That machine is one of the Suits that have been attacking my forces. It...it's Wing Gundam!" Treize said, a bit surprised at Wing's presence.

"Ready, Heero?" Ash asked.

"I'm ready. Mission accepted." Heero said.

"(Oh, please.)" Ash thought. The fight began with a very quick punch to Wing Zero. The two then went at it with their beamsabers, which had been proven to be their specialty. When Ash got close, he kicked in the second blade and damaged Wing Zero's leg. All Heero could do now was fly or sit still.

"That was only a minor setback." Heero said, trying to nail Ash with his buster rifle. Ash dodged and then the two started a mid-air dogfight which took its toll on both Gundams. However Wing Zero was grounded when Ash sliced an arm and a wing off. "Damn it!" he cursed.

"Sorry, Heero. But this I have to do." Ash said. He pulled out Wing's buster rifle and blasted Wing Zero. The Gundam was severely damaged, but not beyond repair.

"Man, you're relentless." Heero said.

"Like I said, sorry. All you need to do is some major repair work and it'll be fine." Ash said.

"And the winner is Ash Ketchum and Wing Gundam Custom! What an awesome battle!" Zaveko said, trying to sound like a half-decent announcer.

"It helps to know your opponent a bit." Ash said to himself. He left the battlefield and returned to his hangar for repairs. Meanwhile it was Zaveko's turn to fight.

"My opponent is...Kamiko!?" Zaveko said. He boarded his Gundam and confronted an upgraded Leo on the battlefield.

"Zaveko, let's duel!" she said.

"You, of all people, should know you can't stand up against a Gundam in that." Zaveko said.

"It'll be fun." Kamiko said. The two started dueling with their beamsabers and were pretty evenly matched, despite the Tallgeese X's speed advantage. The two leapt back.

"Grenade Cannon!" Zaveko yelled. His Gundam fired a volley of grenades that did some damage and sent Kamiko's Leo flying a bit. She tried using the beam rifle but he dodged and then sliced the weapon apart with his Gundam's katana. "Kamiko, face it! Give up now." Zaveko said.

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"Never! I'm not going to give up!" Kamiko yelled.

"That's it. Vernier Cannon!" Zaveko said. The engines on Zaveko's Gundam flipped around and became shoulder cannons, which fired and totalled Kamiko's Leo. Kamiko was sent flying a small distance, though she wasn't injured too much. Zaveko walked over to her. "Kamiko, you idiot. Why the hell did you even bother?" he said.

"I told you it was fun." she said.

Meanwhile Ky was getting ready for not only her MS battle, but also her Kendo Tournament match.

"Let's see... My Kendo match is tomorrow morning. My opponent will be Dorothy Catalonia. My MS match will begin...in three minutes!" Ky said. She got into her Gundam and flew to the battlefield. "Ready, Aquila? This will be our first real battle since I got you." she said.

Meanwhile Ash was working on Wing Gundam Custom.

"When I fight Jheta, he will go down. There's no doubt about it." he said. Just then he felt an all too familiar feeling overcome him. "Aah! Damn it! Why now!?" he screamed. This overload was particularly intense. Duo and Trowa, who were nearby, helped him out.

"I guess you still have got a way to go before you're done with those." Duo said.

"I guess." Ash said. "Was anyone else nearby?" he asked.

"Thankfully no. An MS battle pretty much drowned out your cries and we were the only ones close enough to hear it." Trowa said.

"Just try not to have one of those in battle." Duo said.

"Thankfully that hasn't happened except in the simulator." Ash said. The last thing he wanted was for his personal problems to be public knowledge. "So who was fighting?" he asked.

"Wufei and Ky." Trowa said.

"Who won?" Ash asked.

"And what an upset! Ky and her Aquila came from behind to defeat Wufei Chang and Nataku Custom." Zaveko said.

"That answer your question?" Duo asked. "Wufei will be pissed off for days over that one." he added.

"He's still a chauvenist? I thought he had a girlfriend, and a tough one at that." Ash said.

"You mean Sally Po? They're close, but I wouldn't call her his girlfriend." Trowa said.

"Well I still have some work to do around here. See you later!" Ash said. Duo and Trowa left, leaving Ash to work in peace...that is, until Wufei walked by.

"How the f***ing hell could I get beaten by a girl!?" he yelled.

Later that evening, Ash walked around checking out his competition. He wondered who else had the strength to make it. He passed by one hangar and was a bit surprised.

"That suit... That thing saved me when Redthunder was about to turn Wing into scrap metal." Ash said.

"So, Ash, you found me." a voice said. Ash turned around and was face to face with the person who had been following him around.

"Who are you?" Ash asked.

"The name's Jon Wolf. You could say that I'm your bodyguard...or at least I'm supposed to be." he said.

"Why are you following me around?" Ash asked. Out of the corner of his and Wing's eyes, he could always see Lupus hiding in the shadows of his battles.

"That is a very long story." Jon said.

"I'd like to hear it, if you don't mind." Ash said. He was curious. Jon sighed and leaned against a wall.

"I guess you have the right to know. It actually all started about three or so years ago when the Alliance's attacks on the colonies were starting to wind down. I was part of a resistance force in my colony, yours as well I believe. I had been newly recruited. A few days later, our intelligence branch got a leak on a weakness in the local Alliance Base's defenses. My squad and a couple of others were assigned to see if it was true." he said. He closed his eyes and remembered the mission.

"Sure is quiet." Jon said as his Leo marched alongside others in his squad as they headed for the base.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Next time: the rest of that story and someone special enters the picture for Ash.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for some fun.

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At the Mobile Suit Tournament, the Gundam pilot Ash Ketchum has run into a familiar friend.

"Who are you?" Ash asked.

"The name's Jon Wolf. You could say that I'm your bodyguard...or at least I'm supposed to be." he said.

"Why are you following me around?" Ash asked. Out of the corner of his and Wing's eyes, he could always see Lupus hiding in the shadows of his battles.

"That is a very long story." Jon said.

"I'd like to hear it, if you don't mind." Ash said. He was curious. Jon sighed and leaned against a wall.

"I guess you have the right to know..." Jon said.

Ash is about to learn the secret of his new friend. He is also about to run into a friend from his past. His life is going to start to take a major change.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 12: The Past Returns

Jon was telling Ash the story of how he was hired to watch over Ash. He started at a very strange point.

"We had been marching for hours and had finally arrived near the weakpoint of the Alliance base. It looked like everything intelligence said: a huge hole in a titanium wall and barely and guard forces." he said.

"(You'd think that it would be better protected...)" Jon thought.

"Suddenly an explosion came from a nearby Leo. The pilot was in so much shock that he could barely fire back before missiles blew his Leo apart. More came from the base." Jon said.

"Ambush! It's an AMBUSH!!!" someone yelled over the command frequency.

"Fang One to Lupus One, an Aries squadron is coming in from the east flank! We're being ambushed from all si---" another voice said as an explosion rocked Jon's Leo. He, like any normal human, screamed as his Leo fell.

"Suddenly another Leo appeared right above me. It raised its machine gun and aimed right for the cockpit." he said.

"(This is it. I'm done for...)" he thought.

"Right when I thought I was going to die, a bunch of missiles hit the Alliance Leo about to blow me apart. It was destroyed and a large Mobile Suit appeared." he said, pointing at his Gundam. "It was Lupus here that saved me, though it was only a Mobile Suit made of Neo Titanium back then. I soon found out that our forces escaped to return to base with Lupus taking up the rear. In the hangar of our base, I met the pilot and was surprised to learn it was a young and, might I add, very attractive young woman. She introduced herself as Jenna Ketchum." he said. Ash's face lit up with surprise. "Sound familiar?" he asked. Ash nodded.

"She's my aunt." he said.

"Yep. Anyway we got to know each other and she taught me how to pilot this thing. When the Alliance's advancements stopped, she brought me to Earth to meet a friend of hers, a junker named Howard." Jon said, putting his hand up to forestall any questions. "And before you ask, yes he was the same Howard who piloted Peacemillion. He took an instant liking to me. I stayed with him for quite some time, though Jenna left a couple of months later. She did, however, leave the suit to me. That was about a month after the Gundams arrived. When Duo met Howard and started bringing Gundanium to Earth, he and I decided to upgrade this thing into the Gundam you see here. I named it after my old squadron. When it was finished, I set out to find work to do. However by that point, the war had pretty much come to an end. That's when Jenna contacted me. She wanted to make sure you didn't get into too much trouble once she had actually found you. From there I've been watching you and making sure you didn't get hurt, but I was usually two steps behind due to your Gundam's speed and power." he continued. He smiled. "And just to say, try not to get yourself injured." he added. Ash then smiled.

"I can't promise that, not with Jheta in this tournament." he said. Ash then left.

"(He must take after his aunt. He reminds me a lot of her.)" Jon thought.

That night, another figure was in her hangar checking up on her Mobile Suit.

"Well my next battle is tomorrow. I think I can handle it." she said. Her mind then wandered a bit. "I know he's around here somewhere." she said. "(I hope he hasn't fallen in love while here on Earth. I don't know what I'd do if he did. Plus my little 'sacrifice' would have been in vain.)" she thought. She then giggled a bit. "He probably hasn't. Knowing him, finding a girl would probably be very low on his list." she said to herself.

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Ash was still asleep that next morning. He was having dreams about the past.

"Are you okay?" a girl asked, helping a younger Ash with an overload.

"Yeah, I'm okay." Ash said.

"I wonder if those headaches of yours will ever go away." she said.

"I don't know. I hope so." he said.

His dream then shifted to a later event. In fact, what happened right before he left for Earth.

"Listen, father. I don't want to be stranded on this colony forever. I want to see Earth, explore it. I might even become a Mobile Suit pilot. Who knows? Maybe I'll get rid of our enemies." Ash said.

"No! I don't want you to go down there! Don't you know how dangerous it is down there?" his father said.

"You don't understand! I have a chance to do something worthwhile, something right!" Ash said.

"No, you don't understand! What if you have one of those breakdowns while on Earth? There's no one who can help you there!" his father yelled.

"Forget this. I am out of here!" Ash yelled, storming off.

"Ash, wait! Come back here!" his father yelled. Ash was already out of the house and running away. He just kept running until an overload stopped him in his tracks.

"No! Not again!" he screamed, blacking out. He awoke in bed in a rather small house. A familiar now young woman was looking after him.

"Ash! I was worried about you." she said.

"Thanks. Now I need you to help me find a way to get off of this colony." Ash said.

"You mean you really are running away? I thought you were just joking?" she said.

"I'm serious." he said.

"Well...could you take me with you?" she asked.

"Sorry, but I can't." he said. She hugged him.

"Then goodbye, Ash. I'll miss you." she said.

"Come on, Ash. Wake up!" Duo said.

"Aw... Why'd you have to wake me up? I was dreaming about the past...and this girl I used to know. I wish I could remember her name." Ash said.

"Whoa. You mean your memories are returning on their own? Maybe there is hope for you afterall." Quatre said.

"The next Mobile Suit Tournament match will be Trowa Barton and Heavyarms Custom against Sabrina Tajiri and Mercurio-Vayeate." Zaveko said.

"That's her!" Ash yelled.

"Were you two close?" Duo asked.

"Not really. She was a good friend. She knew about my overloads as well and often helped me with them when I still lived on the colony. She sometimes treated me like her younger brother, which made sense as she's two years older than I am." Ash said.

"I see." Quatre said.

"Well if she is here, I've got to find her. And Mercurio-Vayeate? Sounds like an interesting Mobile Suit." Ash said. He ran to the arena and saw Heavyarms Custom dealing with a dark violet suit that resembled a Virgo but had all of Mercurius and Vayeate's weapons.

"Ready to lose?" Trowa asked.

"No, I'm not." Sabrina said, blocking a lot of Heavyarms's shots with the planet defensors.

"That's her voice. It must be her." Ash said. Both suits put up a good fight. However Heavyarms got creamed once it ran out of ammo.

"And the winner is Sabrina! Nice strategy, waiting to attack once Heavyarms ran out of ammo." Zaveko said. Both she and Trowa left their machines.

"It is her. What's she doing here? However she's a lot cuter than before." Ash said to himself. He eventually approached the young woman.

"Hello...Ash!?" she said in surprise as she saw him. "(He's changed a bit. He's pretty handsome. It's amazing what a couple of years can do.)" she thought.

"Long time, no see." he said.

"A couple of years. How have you been?" she said.

"I've been okay. I've built two Gundams. One's here, but the other's back home." he said.

"Whoa. You beat me. I needed a lot of help with this thing and its 'brothers'." she said.

"Why did you make it, anyway?" he asked.

"Near the end of the first war, OZ tried to attack the colony. We built M-V here for just such an occasion, but it wasn't done yet. Despite that, it worked just fine." she said.

"Ah. Well...welcome to the group." Ash said, noticing the others had appeared behind him.

"So you're a friend of Ash's? I guess you'll fit in." Wufei said.

"Don't mind him. He's a chauvenist." Ash whispered to Sabrina.

"Oh." she said. They all headed for Ash's hangar.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Sabrina Tajiri
Age: 20
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: An old friend of Ash's from the colonies. She's in love with him, and the feeling is mutual. The two have been friends since they were little kids and can't stand to see anything happen to each other, her moreso than Ash. She recently participated in a little experiment started by the Ketchum family which is still running its course.

Gundam Mercurio-Vayeate
ID#: KF-13MSX3
Pilot: Sabrina Tajiri
Data: A specially made Mobile Suit that is basically a fusion of the Mercurius and Vayeate Mobile Suits. It is very powerful.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 190
Speed: 140
Power: 135
Armor: 140
Armament
Planet Defensors x8
Beam Rifle x1
Crash Shield/Beamsaber x1
Beam Cannon x1

Whee, more fun next time.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for an overdue update...

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The Mobile Suit Tournament and the Kendo Tournament are both going very well. The quarterfinals are almost at hand.

Ash has met an old friend of his from the colonies. Her name is Sabrina Tajiri and she has come a long way to see the Gundam pilot.

Battles will heat up as the tournaments progress, with friends fighting other friends. Also new enemies will appear very soon. It is a time where many, many battles will be fought. One pilot will not fare well.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 13: Time of Physical Battle

"Meet Wing Gundam Custom, one of my masterpieces." Ash said, showing his old friend the Gundam he brought with. Sabrina was very interested.

"Not bad. What kind of power does it have?" she said.

"Enough to toast Wing Zero." Ash said, getting a dirty look from Heero.

"I saw that." Sabrina said.

"Yeah, but you should see Epyon Custom. Now that's a powerful Mobile Suit." Ash said.

"How did you come up with these things?" Sabrina asked.

"I just took two particularly interesting Gundams and gave them a much deserved overhaul." Ash said.

"Yeah, and you made them too strong for your own good." Jheta said, sneaking up on the group.

"Ah, Jheta. I was wondering when you'd show up to bother us." Ash said.

"Me bother you? Never. I just wanted to say good luck for your future battles." Jheta said. He then noticed Sabrina. "And just who is this fine young lady?" he asked.

"Me? I'm Sabrina." she said. Ash pulled out his beamsaber.

"Why don't you run along before you get hurt?" Ash asked, getting a little annoyed at Jheta's attempt to flirt with her.

"Okay, okay! I don't want to mess with that thing again." Jheta said. He started to leave.

"What's his problem?" Sabrina asked.

"Inflated ego. He thinks he can kill me. Ha! I'm too good to be done in by someone so arrogant." Ash said. Jheta stopped and spun around.

"I can kill you!" he shouted. Ash activated his saber. "You and your pathetic weapons." he said. He pulled a pole-like iten from his back which turned out to be a beam glaive. The two started fighting quite fiercely.

"Be careful, Ash. Don't die." Sabrina said.

"Don't worry." Ash said, avoiding the glaive and jumping at Jheta. However before he could do any damage, Jheta spun the glaive around and nailed Ash right in the stomach with the unbladed end. Ash fell coughing, the wind knocked out of him.

"I'm not going to kill you now... Give up before I change my mind." Jheta said. Ash gave no response, mainly because he couldn't. Jheta left. Ash then got up.

"Like I said, arrogant." Ash said, wincing.

"You'll show him later, won't you?" Duo asked.

"Yeah. Even if he has a Gundam that's stronger than mine, I have defeated it in the past." Ash said.

"He's got a Gundam too?" Sabrina asked.

"Yeah. A particularly mean one, too. However his attacks are somewhat predictable and I can see them coming sometimes." Ash said, remembering the battles in the past with Redthunder and Redthunder Custom.

"Well still be careful, okay? I just found you and I don't want to lose you." Sabrina said.

"I'll be okay." Ash said.

"Sounds like someone's in love." Duo said. Ash punched Duo in the stomach.

Meanwhile Ky was in her Kendo gear and heading towards her next match.

"(Beating Wufei was hard, but worth it to see him throw that tantrum.)" she thought. She made it to the arena and saw her opponent.

"You!!" both her and Dorothy yelled.

"You're on!" Ky said, ready to fight.

Meanwhile Zaveko was doing a little work.

"I guess it's time to set up Round 2." he said. He accessed the stats for the MS Tournament. "Now to randomly select the battles for the next round..." he said. The screen showed four pairings: Zaveko Kampfer vs. Zechs Merquise, Ash Ketchum vs. Ky Syen, Jheta Lahn vs. Sabrina Tajiri, and Jon Wolf vs. Duo Maxwell. "Crap. I'm facing the teacher. Then again, he pilots an ancient Suit. Mine is far more advanced." he said. He did a little more checking for the Kendo Tournament and then headed for the Kendo arena where Ky and Dorothy were really going at it. "Not long before the quarterfinals in both sets. This will prove enough entertainment for now." he said.

Ky had dodged Dorothy's sword yet again. She had noticed a pattern in Dorothy's attacking. About every three hits, Dorothy would get a little cocky and Ky could get some easy hits in. Ky allowed Dorothy to give her that third shot.

"You really are pathetic." Dorothy said, slashing.

"And you're sloppy." Ky said, ducking and slashing at Dorothy's legs. She then dropped to her back and tripped up Dorothy. Ky leapt up as Dorothy fell and slashed, stopping as her sword was just an inch away from Dorothy's face. "The match is mine." she said.

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That night, Ash and Sabrina were sitting alone outside.

"What a nice night." Ash said. It was very cool, but there very almost no clouds out.

"I had forgotten that the Earth was such a great place." Sabrina said. The two had been talking about stuff that happened while they were apart. "I still can't believe you almost became an OZ soldier." she continued.

"I got out before I even heard the word Gundam. I was lucky." he said.

"Now I just need something to do while here. Unfortunately I used up all my money just to get myself and Mercurio-Vayeate here." she said.

"I know where you could do some good." he said.

"Oh. Where?" she said.

"My school. They're looking for someone to teach Algebra in the afternoon. The current Algebra calsses are a bit on the large side. I happen to remember you were a very smart young woman." he said.

"That I am, Ash. And thanks for the tip." she said.

"The other teachers are nice...except if you do something wrong. Relena, Noin, and Lady Une are infamous for blowing up at people who don't act as they should." he said.

"I'll have to keep that in mind." she said.

"Round 2 of the MS and Kendo Tournaments, the quarterfinals, will be held throughout the week. Keep an eye out for notices." Zaveko said over the PA system.

"This will be fun." Ash said.

"Well good night, Ash." she said. She kissed him and then Ash started walking towards his lab.

"(Hm... She actually kissed me. I always knew she liked me, but that much? Then again... I like her that much too.)" he thought, smiling.

"Um, Ash? Mind if I stay at your place? I really didn't make any arrangements for somewhere to stay here. To tell the truth, I've actually been sleeping in my Mobile Suit. And it definitely hasn't been pleasant." she said.

"You poor thing. Of course you can stay with me. Hell, you can move in if you want." he said. The two headed off towards Ash's house. "You can sleep in my bed. I'll take the one in the lab." he said.

"I don't want to inconvenience you or anything." she said.

"It's fine. I've spent about equal time in both." he said.

"Okay. See you in the morning." she said.

The next couple of days just seemed to blur by. In that short amount of time, Sabrina had managed to get the job.

"How did your first day of teaching go?" Ash asked.

"Fine. Nothing bad happened." she said.

"Good." he said. The two got to the lab. "By the way, what do you think of Epyon Custom?" he asked.

"It's very different from the original. It looks more like an Epyon/Altron hybrid than an upgraded Epyon." she said.

"I designed it that way, though it is in no way an Altron cross. And both this guy and Wing are very powerful. This thing could even be a match for a Custom 2." he said.

"Yeah. Jheta won't know what hit him if you used this thing." she said.

"Um, Sabrina? Were there any other Mobile Suits made on the colonies?" he asked.

"You mean aside from M-V? Yeah. Mercurius Custom and Vayeate Custom. They were far from done when I left, but they're supposed to be very powerful. However from what I've seen of the plans, they don't look any different from the originals." she said.

"Why the Mobile Suits?" he asked.

"Well first off, all three are Gundams. Secondly I explained to you that we needed a strong defense force. I mean we always did have a couple of Space Leos and Tauruses, but we needed something that could waste a Virgo or Virgo II if necessary." she said.

"I'm guessing my aunt had something to do with the projects." he said, smiling. She had taught him a lot, including how to be independent.

"She's practically done the whole thing herself." she said.

"That figures." he said. He glanced at Mercurio-Vayeate. "I still say your Gundam looks like a Virgo." he said.

"I thought it did, too." she said.

Later Zaveko apprached Ky.

"Congratulations. You've made it to the quarterfinals in both MS combat and Kendo. Very impressive. I wish you good luck." he said.

"Thank you." she said. Zaveko walked away and went back to his records on his laptop.

"They all have good chances. Some might not make it. I'm going to make sure that I'm the best Kendo and Mobile Suit fighter in the school." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Plenty of fun next time (and every time).

Also, status report time for Legends of a Pokemaster. Ash is currently on his way to Goldenrod where I'm at in my writing. I've only typed, however, up to Celadon. Lots of work still needed to do. >_< Oh well. I'll get it done eventually.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for an overdue update...

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The Mobile Suit Tournament as well as the Kendo Tournament being held along with it are under way. Both are entering the quarterfinal rounds, where it will be mostly friends against friends in the MS Tournament.

Ash prepares for his next battle and has only two things on his mind. The first is that he is the one to fight and defeat Jheta. The other is that he doesn't have to face Jon or Sabrina as he does not wish to hurt his close friends.

New enemies will surface soon, and one pilot's fate will be hanging in the balance.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 14: Time of Challenges

Ash was preparing to fight Ky. He had seen her here and there, but never actually got to know her. The two faced each other.

"Sorry, Ky, but your Gundam is toast." Ash said.

"You may have a fancy Gundam, but I have studied your battles. I know your tactics." she said.

"Oh really? Ha! You probably don't know the half of what I can really do! However I'll hold back just so I don't hurt you." Ash said.

"You arrogant... I can take it! Give me everything you've got!!!" she yelled. The two began fighting. Despite the massive advantage Wing Gundam Custom had, Aquila was actually holding its own.

"Hm... I underestimated her." he said to himself. Aquila then went on the offensive. With its electrified armor, even mere punches and kicks were devastating. Ky was actually winning! "No! I won't lose! I didn't want to do this, but..." Ash said. Wing pulled out its buster rifle and took aim. "...you give me no choice." he continued, firing. The Aquila was severely damaged.

"No... I completely underestimated him. He...he's strong, very strong." she said to herself after getting out of her Gundam. Ash got out of Wing and walked over to her.

"As I said, I'm sorry. If you'll let me, I'll help you repair Aquila." Ash said.

"Thanks, but I can handle it." she said. Sabrina came up to the two of them.

"Hey Ash. Nice battle." she said.

"Thanks. Hey, aren't you in one later?" he said.

"Yeah. Against Jheta, of all people. I know my chances of winning are next to nonexistant, but could you give me some info?" she said.

"All I can say is keep your defenses up and keep your distance. He's got some devastating attacks, but they can usually be seen coming." Ash said.

"Thanks." Sabrina said. Both Ash and Ky got their Gundams off of the battlefield.

"So she thinks tips from her boyfriend will help her. I don't think so." Jheta said to himself, listening in on the conversation. He went to his hangar and looked upon the latest version of his Gundam. "With this mighty Mobile Suit, she's mine!" he said.

"You better be careful anyway. Women think in strange ways." Duo said.

"I'll keep that in mind, but how did you get in?" Jheta said.

"'RTC3' isn't exactly the greatest password in the world." Duo said.

"I'll have to change that later." Jheta said.

"Whoa! Now that's one great piece of work. Redthunder Custom 3, I assume?" Duo said, looking at the Gundam.

"The next battle, Jheta Lahn vs. Sabrina Tajiri, will begin in five minutes." Zaveko said over the PA system.

"Hm. Duo, I figured out that Zaveko's the guy who's helping Ash." Jheta said.

"Really? How? The katana, of course!" Duo said, slapping his head when he realized.

Later, Sabrina and Jheta were facing each other.

"I'm not going to lose to a creep like you." she said. "(Who am I kidding?)" she thought.

"That Mobile Suit doesn't stand a chance." Jheta said, confidently.

"It's the pilot that counts, not the suit." she said. The Mercurio-Vayeate jumped back a bit.

"(Keeping her distance. Pathetic. She's too weak to use my good weapons on.)" Jheta thought. "Eat this!" he said, firing a beam weapon that took off the M-V's left arm before it could put its defenses up.

"Hey! That's it, you're dead now." she shouted. She activated the beamsaber within the crash shield.

"Ash's style. That figures." he said to himself. He armed the wrist-mounted weapons while dodging Sabrina's assault. "Don't be fooled, my dear." he said.

"What?" she said. She fell back and kicked in the planet defensors.

"You fell right into that one." he said. Instead of firing normal blasts, the laser cutters kicked in. The attack went straight through the defensors and badly damaged her Gundam.

"No... I lost... Then again, I kind of knew I would." she said, getting out of the M-V.

"That's what you get for listening to Ash." Jheta said, leaving his Gundam. He walked over to Sabrina and extended his hand. "You did put up a good fight, though." Sabrina looked up and shook his hand. She had a sad, yet pleased expression on her face. She was glad she didn't win because she could have wound up fighting Ash.

"Way to beat her, Jheta!" Wufei shouted from the sidelines. He got a few interesting glances and then sort of slipped away to avoid any more. In the meanwhile Ash was watching, and he was worried.

"What the!? Custom 3? Doesn't he know that the stronger it gets, the more dangerous it becomes? If it's destroyed, the blast would be tremendous! And that kind of power plus the Zero System... I'm not even going to think about that one!" he said. After Sabrina got her Gundam out of the arena, she went over to him.

"I'm sorry I let you down." she said.

"It's okay. You said yourself that you really didn't have that much of a chance. At least the two of us won't be fighting each other." he said.

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Ash and some of the others were at his hangar.

"Jheta's insane. His Gundam possesses way too much power. The only way we could possibly deal with it and the Mobile Dolls is if... No! I can't! They're almost too strong as is!" Ash said.

"What?" Sabrina asked.

"Upgrading the Gundams to the next level." Ash said.

"You're right. That is a dangerous move." Duo said.

"It's all I can think of to stop him. He's become more dangerous than you know." Ash said.

"Why don't you try fighting him with Epyon? You said it's powerful enough to take on anything." Sabrina said.

"Perhaps, but Redthunder is just too powerful to be destroyed. If it were, the result would be disastrous." Ash said, a bit worried. "Maybe if we can neutralize the generator, that may help. However I'm sure that Jheta won't let us easily." he added.

"A distraction?" Duo asked.

"That would require quite a few of us and I doubt Jheta will fall for it." Ash said. He sighed. "We have tough battles ahead. Jheta's got that Gundam and someone has a ton of Mobile Dolls. And, of course, we must deal with both." he said. He thought for a moment. "If only we knew where the dolls came from, we could attack them at the source. However that's much easier said than done." he continued.

"Cheer up, Ash. Everything will fall into place eventually." Sabrina said, trying to keep Ash from getting any more depressing.

"Jheta's Gundam is like a wildfire now. It's too horrible to think of what the Zero System could do with that much power." Ash said.

"Some people just shouldn't have it." Heero said.

"I know." Ash said.

"Whoever said I needed it is going to get pounded." Jheta said, walking in. "It won't take me over if I hardly use it." he added.

"I'm still worried. If that thing blows anywhere even remotely populated, things will be bad." Ash said.

"It's not like I'd go on a rampage or anything. Also your little shutdown idea wouldn't work as Redthunder has backup power." Jheta said.

"What the hell do you have against me, Jheta!?" Ash shouted. He then screamed in pain as an overload hit him. Ky walked in as he collapsed.

"Ash!" Sabrina shouted, dashing over to him.

"Huh? What's going on?" Ky asked.

"He's having...a mental overload. It's basically a mega painful headache where he loses control for a moment." Jheta said.

"I know how fun that can be." Ky said. She pulled a small container from her bag. "This should help. Don't worry. It isn't dangerous." she said. She gave some of the medicine to Ash. "He'll be up in no time." she said.

"Why do you have those?" Duo asked.

"It's a long story I don't want to tell. However..." she said. She moved the hair by her ear, revealing a long scar. "...this and a couple of others have to do with it." she continued. "In the meanwhile I was looking for Jheta. But... Ash and Jheta in the same place without one trying to kill the other?" she said. She didn't know the two personally, but she knew of their rivalry.

"It can wait." Jheta said. Ash then awoke with a particularly nasty expression on his face.

"Are you okay?" Sabrina and Ky asked.

"Yeah. Whatever that stuff was, it tasted horrible." Ash said.

"Sorry. I guess I've gotten used to it." Ky said.

"So you're still suffering from those, huh?" Sabrina asked, slightly worried.

"Yeah. However they're getting less and less frequent. If only they'd completely go away..." he said before passing out again.

"What!?" Duo said.

"What was in that stuff?" Jheta asked Ky.

"Nothing to cause that. His body must be really screwed up." she said.

"No. I think someone's sabotaging him. I've seen that happen before." Duo said.

"What!?" they all said.

"Remember when someone hacked into the simulator? Also remember that a lot of his memories are missing. Someone doesn't want him at 100%." Duo said.

"But who? Who would do this?" Quatre asked.

"I don't know." Duo said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Redthunder Custom 3
ID#: XXXG-02R4
Pilot: Jheta Lahn
Data: An overhaul that might be too much for this Gundam. As Ash stated, its power is horrendous.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 190
Speed: 185
Power: 190
Armor: 160
Armament
Caster Rifle x1
Energy Launchers x2 (on wrist)
Vulcans x2
Beam Glaive x1

Heh heh. More fun later.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for a long-delayed update...

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The great Mobile Suit Tournament is nearing the end of its quarterfinal round. Ash and Jheta have already proven worthy to fight in the semifinals. The next two battles will determine who they will fight if not each other.

New enemies are lurking around the corner, waiting to cause trouble. They will not be of too much concern at first, but they will prove very dangerous.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 15: Entering the Semifinals

"It's getting late. I'll take Ash back home. He'll need the rest." Sabrina said, picking Ash up. She walked away, though having a couple of problems. "Man, in three years you have sure put on a lot of weight." she said under her breath. She drove him back home where she layed him down on her bed. "Sorry Ash. I know you may not like this, but I want to be nearby just in case." she said, getting ready for bed. She layed down next to him. "Sweet dreams." she said, intuitively knowing he was conscious, but asleep. She soon fell asleep herself.

Later in the week, two very interesting matches were held after school. Both were the last two quarterfinal matches. The first was Jon against Duo.

"Ready to be defeated?" Duo asked.

"By you? Heh. You aren't going to be much trouble." Jon said.

"What!? Don't you know that you're dealing with the god of death?" Duo asked.

"Yeah, yeah, shinigami-baka. Let's get on with this." Jon said. The two began fighting and almost instantly Deathscythe Hell Custom's beamscythe was history.

"S***! Why did I have to ditch that buster shield?" Duo said. He went for the hyper jammers.

"What? You think hiding like that will save you, huh? Think again." Jon said. He payed attention to disturbences on the ground and in the air. After a second, he turned around and thrust his katana forward and up. It struck. The hyper jammers kicked off revealing that Duo had tried to come in from above, but Jon's katana found its mark in Deathscythe's chest. He pulled the weapon from the Gundam and it fell to the ground.

"Not possible! How did he beat me so easily?" Duo said, a bit stunned. The two cleared out for the next battle. It was Zaveko and the Tallgeese X against Zechs and the Tallgeese 3.

"Zaveko, your Mobile Suit may be based off of mine, but experience often accounts for more than power." Zechs said.

"Whatever, sir. However let me show you that your ancient relic is no match for my sophisticated machine." Zaveko said. The two began fighting and started off with their beamsabers. Both were equally matched, much to Zaveko's dismay. "Take this!" he said, trying the thermal cannon. It hit, but didn't seem to do a lot of damage.

"Try something a little stronger." Zechs said, nailing the Tallgeese X with the T-3's dober gun.

"Damn it, Zechs! Prepare for annihilation!" Zaveko shouted. He set up the vernier cannon but Zechs dodged it and got a few more shots in with the dober gun. Zaveko wasn't doing so well. "No. I'm not going to lose to you!" he shouted. He checked the thermal readings on the T-3. "Perfect." he said. He slammed his Gundam into Zechs's suit. "Bye bye, Lightning Count." he said, firing the thermal cannon at point blank range. The Tallgeese 3 was thrown back a bit but again didn't seem to be damaged all that much.

"What was the point of that? That weapon doesn't do any real damage." Zechs said.

"Guess again." Zaveko said, smirking. The Tallgeese 3 shuddered and sparked a bit.

"What the!? It's thermal readings are past the critical point! Damn it!" Zechs said. He bailed out before the Mobile Suit blew to pieces. Zaveko leapt from his Gundam and went over to Zechs. "Well done, Zaveko." he said.

"Thanks, sir." he said. Afterwards he went somewhere private and set the randomizer for the semifinals. In Kendo, it was Zaveko vs. Treize and Ky vs. Jon. In the MS Tournament, it was Ash vs. Jon and Zaveko vs. Jheta. He looked at his Gundam. "We're going to have one hell of a battle ahead of us. Prepare for an upgrade. It's time that the Tallgeese X2 took center stage." he said. He went out to get a few minor parts when he overheard about what happened to Ash the other night. He got out his cell phone. "Kamiko, what Triads are in this district?" he asked.

"Zaveko, keep out of it! You know that the other Triads are dangerous." she said.

"Which ones?" he asked.

"I'll find out." she said.

"While you're at it, find out if any are after someone named Ash Ketchum." he said.

"...Fine, but it's going to be on your already massive tab." she said.

"Whatever." he said, hanging up.

Meanwhile Ash was checking the schedule.

"Ha! Jheta's not fighting me. This will be almost too good. Hm? Uh oh..." Ash said, looking at the future battle listings.

"What?" Sabrina asked. Ash motioned towards the announcement. "Oh. I guess fighting him isn't what you wanted." she said.

"You're right." he said. That next evening, Ash faced his next opponent.

"My ally..." he said to himself. "I'm sorry, Jon, but I must." he said.

"I know. However I'll do my best. I'm not going to hold back just because I'm your friend." Jon said.

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Ash and Jon began their battle. Both were using some outrageous moves in their attacking and defense.

"I'm guessing my aunt taught you a few moves. Some of those are vaguely familiar." Ash said.

"Yeah. She's a good teacher." Jon said. He tried slicing at Wing with his katana, but Ash blocked with the sabers. The battle seemingly went on forever and both Gundams were wearing down.

"This is it." Ash said, smacking Lupus in the face with Wing's buster shield and then slicing at it with the sabers, one in dual-bladed mode. They did some damage.

"Not bad, but futile." Jon said, slicing Wing's left arm off.

"Bad move. I always fight with my right." Ash said, running Lupus through with a saber, now in single-bladed mode. He then picked up the buster rifle from the ground and fired at Lupus, causing heavy damage. Lupus was still going, but not in any shape to continue.

"Whoa. Very impressive. Maybe I can learn a thing or two from you as well." Jon said.

"That is, if they're anything left of me to learn from once this is over." Ash said. "Oh. My next opponent will most likely be Jheta. Stay alert. I really don't want to die anytime soon." he added.

"Gotcha." Jon said. The two left the arena. Sabrina met up with Ash on the ground.

"Hey Ash. Nice battle. It's nice to see you had a little compassion. Your previous opponents were more or less wasted." she said.

"Yeah. That was nice." he said. He went to his hangar where the others were waiting.

"Nice battle." Heero said.

"However I think someone has other things on his mind." Duo said, slyly.

"What are you talking about?" Ash asked.

"That woman. You've been spending too much time with her." Wufei said.

"So? We're friends, not lovers or anything like that." Ash said. "(Well, not yet anyway.)" he thought. He punched Duo in the face before he could add anything to the conversation. "If you don't mind, I've got work to do." he said, walking into the hangar.

"Thanks a lot you two." Trowa said.

"Why did you have to say things like that?" Quatre asked.

"We just stated what we thought." Wufei said.

"Yeah. For all we know, the two of them might just be---" Duo said.

"DUO!!!" Heero, Trowa, and Quatre yelled.

"This makes me wonder what their kids are going to be like." Ash said, laughing a bit.

"Yeah. They are nuts, aren't they?" Sabrina said.

"How'd you get in?" Ash asked.

"They were too busy arguing that I slipped in unnoticed." she said.

"Oh." he said. He activated the lock on the door. "I have this feeling that something is going to happen soon." he said.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Something's not right. I can't explain it, but someone has it in for me." he said.

"Maybe one of those Triads you hear about every so often has a price on your head." she said.

"Definitely not! I try my best not to associate with those lowlifes. There's nothing they could want with me." Ash said. Unknowingly, he already had associated with a 'lowlife'.

"Then...I have no idea." she said.

"Me neither. This is what makes it so hard to figure out." he said. Meanwhile, outside...

"Are you arguing about Ash and his girlfriend?" Jheta asked the five.

"Yes!" they answered.

"Wait, no!" Heero, Quatre, and Trowa said.

"I agree somewhat with Duo." Jheta said.

"What!? Really?" Quatre asked.

"Yeah." Jheta said. He walked over the door, plugged a palm computer into the lock, waited a moment, pressed some keys, and walked in followed by the others.

"How did you get in!? I have a password lock." Ash said.

"I did a small bit of hacking. But 'S.T.-chan', in retrospect, is a little obvious." Jheta said. Something instantly clicked with Sabrina.

"'S.T.-chan'? Ash?" she said, glaring at the pilot.

"Heh. Well...I, um..." he said, unable to explain. At least, not in front of the others.

"Come on, Ash. Spill it." Jheta said.

"Ash, why don't you come with me?" she said, dragging the pilot to another room. The others laughed at the sight.

"(Why me? Why does he always have to pick on me?)" Ash thought. He was going to get Jheta back for this later.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Some nice fights and some humor for this one.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for another update...

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It is a time of uncertainy for the Gundam pilots.

The Mobile Suit Tournament progresses, but great danger is near. Zaveko's enemies are nearing and they mean business. However they are weak in their current state.

As time goes on, they will become very strong and actually become a threat to the pilots.

The war is getting complicated. Not only are the Mobile Dolls attacking, but new groups are appearing. It is only a matter of time before something terrible happens.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 16: The Rivalry Heats Up

Sabrina led Ash to another room.

"Ash, mind telling me why my initials and the suffix '-chan' make up the password to that door?" she asked.

"It didn't seem all that obvious... Also I do have my feelings for you." he said. "I mean until you appeared here, I had barely any memory of you. You've brought back a few memories and restored a bit of comfort to me." he continued. He closed his eyes and smiled. "I love you, Sabrina. I'm not ashamed to admit it." he said.

"Obviously I feel the same way about you." she said. The two hugged each other for a moment. "Ash, tell me. What happened here to cause your memories to be lost?" she said.

"I don't really remember. I remember the shuttle I was in getting shot down and crashing on Earth. And then...I was at the Lake Victoria OZ Base. I can't remember anything inbetween." he said.

"That must be where it fell apart. You poor thing." she said, putting her arm around him.

"Yeah. However something comes back everyday. Someday I'll be back to normal." he said. Sabrina looked right into his eyes and then kissed him right on the lips.

"Heh. Couldn't help it." she said, sheepishly. She had a slight blush on her face too.

"Could we wait to start something? Wars and romance don't exactly mix." Ash said.

"I'll try." she said. The two went back to the other room where the others still were. Ash then punched Jheta square in the face.

"Hey! What was that for!?" he said.

"The password and, well, making fun of us." Ash said, kicking Jheta square in the nuts.

"What's gotten into you!?" Jheta asked, his voice at a slightly higher pitch.

"I'm tired of you." Ash said, pulling out his beamsaber.

"If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you're going to get!" Jheta yelled, pulling out his beam glaive. The two started an out of control battle and were evenly matched...that is, until Ash destroyed the glaive with a slash.

"I suggest you give up." Ash said.

"Never!" Jheta yelled, trying to kick the saber out of Ash's hands. Ash was too quick and slammed the weapon's handle into Jheta's leg.

"Face it. You don't have a chance of beating me unless you hide in that pitiful excuse for a Gundam. A real pilot would use what he's got instead of creating such a dangerous war machine." Ash said.

"Then you're no pilot either." he said, trying to punch Ash. Ash dodged and tripped the pilot up. He then stomped his right foot down on Jheta's back.

"No, I am a pilot. What I've done to my Gundams were only small upgrades. Only you have constantly overhauled the thing." Ash said.

"Ash stop! That's enough!" both Quatre and Sabrina yelled.

"Whatever." Ash said, putting the saber away and releasing Jheta. "Be thankful I was in the mood to spare your miserable life." he said, coldly.

"Hm... I thought that went away." Duo said.

"What?" Sabrina asked.

"When we met Ash, his mood seemed to constantly change. One moment he'd be cheerful, the next cold, the next downright rude, the next very helpful, and so on. That disappeared a short while ago." Quatre said.

"That seemed to stabilize..." Heero said. He thought for a moment. "...when he was training with the Zero System." he said.

"That's it! The Zero System does help to restore minds!" Ash yelled in a rather positive tone.

"I see what you mean." Sabrina said. "That must also have occurred because of whatever happened to damage his memory. He was never like that before." she added.

"You may have beaten me here, Ash, but I will pay you back for this insult." Jheta said. Everyone left but Sabrina.

"Ash, tell me something. Can you remember back to when we first met?" she said.

"...No. No, I can't." he said, trying to remember.

"That's too bad. It was a particularly nice day." she said. The both of them yawned.

"I guess it's time to head back. I'll stick with the lab, if you don't mind. I know you meant well the other night, but you know what the guys are thinking." he said.

"I know." she said. She put her arm around him. "You're a great friend, Ash." she said.

"I know. I wish my mind was as good, though." he said as the two left.

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Zaveko was training for the Kendo finals, where he was facing Ky. His cell phone rang.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"It's me, Kamiko. I looked up that stuff you wanted. No one wants anyone by the name of Ash. However the Kya-Ro are trying to move in on our territory." she said.

"Fine. I'll check into it." he said. He hung up and walked outside. He saw a few guys acting as if they owned the street.

"Hey boy! Get out of our way!" one said.

"Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" Zaveko asked, angrily.

"We're elite members of the Kya-Ro. We own the place and---" another said.

"You don't own s***! This area belongs to the Dyu-Ki. Now get the hell out!" Zaveko yelled. He pulled out his kodachi and brought it to the neck of one of them. "I am Zaveko Kampfer, elite Dyu-Ki assassin. This is our territory so get out." he said. They backed off.

"Fine, but watch your back. The Kya-Ro will own this area. Just you wait!" the first said as they left. Zaveko headed back to his personal hangar to check up on Tallgeese X2.

That next night, Jheta went to his lab. He went to a closet in a corner, opened it, and pulled out a weapon. It was a long, thin, wedge-shaped sword with a blue gem at the base of the blade.

"Well, my friend, it's time for you to come out again." he said. He sliced a chair apart with ease. "Perfect. Even after all these years, the Luna Titanium hasn't lost its edge." he said. He pulled out the sheath that went with it, put it on, and put the sword in the sheath.

"Whoa! What the hell are you doing with that thing!?" Duo said.

"I'm going to fight Ash and kill him as well as his bodyguard." he said, coldly.

"What!? Are you insane!?" Duo asked.

"No, angry. He says my ego's huge. Just wait until I pop his!" Jheta said.

"Whoa! Don't you dare---" Duo said.

"Shut up!" Jheta yelled, throwing Duo in the closet. "Ash, I will get you. Whether it's today or thirty years from now, I will destroy you." he said. He heard Duo start to bang on the closet door. "I wouldn't. Titanium hurts to hit." he said. He heard a bang and then Duo cursing. "Told ya." Jheta said. He cleared his desk off and then sliced it in half. He headed for Ash's lab and hacked his way past the password lock. "'Jheta'sDemise'? He must want me as badly as I want him." he said, opening the door. He jumped down to the main area. "Long password, eh Ash?" he said.

"Jheta?!" Ash yelled. He went for his saber. However a quick slash destroyed the weapon.

"I may lose in a Mobile Suit battle, but I am not losing this time. You've caused me enough anguish and embarassment. I'll destroy you...and painfully slow if you call me egotistical again." Jheta said, getting ready to fight. He dashed at Ash who just barely dodged the sword. Ash managed to kick the weapon from Jheta's hands and then pulled out a pistol, aiming for Jheta's chest. "Huh? Well well. Go ahead, Ash. You've got me. Kill me." he said. Ash fired, but didn't hit anything seriously vital. "You can't aim worth s---." he said. He tried to dive for his sword, but Ash fired a few more shots that stopped him. "That...that's better." he said weakly before losing consciousness.

"You...you fool!" Ash said. Sabrina ran in.

"What happened? I heard gunfire." she said.

"I...I shot Jheta. I...had to..." Ash just managed to say.

"Why?" she asked.

"He went insane...and came after me with that sword... I had to defend myself..." he said, dropping the weapon to the ground and collapsing to his knees.

"I..I see." she said. Duo ran in with very bruised hands.

"Has Jheta been here?" he asked, worried.

"He was here..." Ash said, pointing at him. "Jheta, I'm sorry. I truly am." he said before getting hit by a mental overload and passing out.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Much more fun later.

[SilverMachop]

Ah, yes, Pokémaster Ash. Although though in this story, he'd have a different title. The weapons, armor and battles are great, but unfortunately, I've never seen nor understood Gundam Wing, so I have difficulty reading this story.
The short stories at the beginning were nice, but sad as well (don't you make short and happy stories?).
Well, see you around, PA! May the Force be with you!

[Pokemaster Ash]

Sorry about the HUGE lack of updates. I've been a very busy person lately. I'll try to make up for this by updating like crazy for the next week.

[Pokemaster Matt]

Yea, Gundam Wing is cool,but I havent seen many episodes, (well, 2 and half, really,) cause its on late here. Its still really cool though.

[Pokemaster Ash]

If I update as often as I plan to this week, you guys might actually see Legends of a Pokemaster return by the end of this week. Today, however, will only bring us to the end of the MS Tournament.

But, for now, more Gundam:

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"Hey boy! Get out of our way!" one said.

"Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?" Zaveko asked, angrily.

"We're elite members of the Kya-Ro. We own the place and---" another said.

"You don't own s***! This area belongs to the Dyu-Ki. Now get the hell out!" Zaveko yelled. He pulled out his kodachi and brought it to the neck of one of them. "I am Zaveko Kampfer, elite Dyu-Ki assassin. This is our territory so get out." he said. They backed off.

"Fine, but watch your back. The Kya-Ro will own this area. Just you wait!" the first said as they left.

The Kya-Ro Triad consists of a bunch of thugs, murderers, and all around criminals. However they are excellent Mobile Suit pilots. This will make them very dangerous. However they aren't the only problem the Gundam pilots have.

"Ash, I will get you. Whether it's today or thirty years from now, I will destroy you." Jheta said.

Jheta has lost his mind, and perhaps his life in his recent attack on his rival. If he lives, could he be a threat as well?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 17: Decision to Kill

Duo and Sabrina layed Ash down on the bed that was in the lab.

"It's good to have someone around with experience." Duo said.

"Thanks." Sabrina said, smiling. Meanwhile Ash was dreaming. Dreaming of an event from the past.

"Jenna, are you nuts!? We have no right to fight against the Alliance!" a woman said.

"You don't understand, Kasumi. You and brother are practically pacifists in a time where action is needed. We must attack then to survive." the other said.

"Strange. Lance and Delia don't believe we should fight." the first said. A young boy, Ash at 10 years old, looked at the two fighting and stopped playing.

"Why are you fighting? Please stop." he said.

"Oh don't bring those two into this. Delia's a coward and Lance has his own agendas. I know the truth of the matter." the second said.

"Please stop." Ash said.

"Oh shut up, Jenna! You're still just a tomboy looking to pick a fight. If it weren't for your upper body and long hair, one could swear you were a guy!" the first yelled.

"Mom, Aunt Jenna, please stop!" Ash said, crying a bit. He then held his head and let out a scream.

"Huh? Ash!" both said, running over to him. They brought him inside where he recovered.

"Wha...what happened?" he said.

"My first overload..." Ash said as he came to.

"They may be getting less frequent, but your overloads are getting worse." Sabrina said.

"I wish I knew why I suffered from them...or at least what caused them." he said, getting up.

"Maybe I can help a little." a voice said. Standing by the stairway leading to the exit was a youngish woman with long brown hair and wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, and a leather jacket. "Long time no see, Ash." she said. Ash and Sabrina recognized her immediately.

"It's been far too long, Aunt Jenna." Ash said, smiling.

"What? She's your aunt?" Duo asked, gazing at her. "(Man, what a babe.)" he thought. Ash punched him in the face and Jenna kicked him in the stomach. "Oh... Next time I'll keep my mouth shut." he said.

"So do you know what's wrong with me?" Ash asked.

"They didn't want to say anything, but I got your parents to talk. They really liked it when you were...um, created. After all, your mother isn't exactly what one would call fertile. However someone saw an opportunity and decided to do an experiment." she said.

"Like?" he asked.

"He did some research and then injected something into you. It was supposed to make you 'the perfect human being'. However you were born prematurely and whatever was in you could only work on you while you were developing. You wound up strong and smart, but at the cost of control." she continued.

"What!? You mean I was tampered with and I didn't even know it!?" Ash said, surprised.

"(Well that explains your existence.)" Sabrina thought, glancing down.

"Sorry Ash. I guess you didn't want to hear that. But I figured I might as well tell you while I was here." she said.

"Can you stick around and help?" Ash asked.

"Sorry. I need to get back home. Mercurius Custom and Vayeate Custom are almost done and I don't want to miss it." she said.

"Okay. But could you do us a small favor?" Ash said.

"Like what?" Jenna asked.

"We need you to pick up a Mobile Suit from a lab and ditch it in space." Ash said.

"That sounds easy enough." Jenna said.

"Good. I'll lead you there." Ash said. "Also...next time you visit, wear a different outfit." he added.

"I'll try to remember that." Jenna said.

Later on; Sabrina, Heero, Ash, and Trowa were all facing Redthunder Custom 3 in space.

"Time to put this thing out of its misery." Ash said. He and Heero fired their buster rifles, Sabrina fired her beam cannon, and Trowa launched Heavyarms's missiles. All hit and destroyed the Gundam.

"Well that's that." Sabrina said. They headed back down to Earth.

A week or so later...

"They WHAT!?!?!?" a very pissed off Jheta yelled to Duo.

"They blew up your Gundam. I wouldn't blame them." Duo said. Jheta, still in combat gear, grabbed a knife from his boot and threw it across the room. It just sliced into Duo's arm before hitting a wall.

"Ash... That b****** will pay!" Jheta said.

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Jheta leapt from his hospital bed.

"Hey! You can't do that!" Duo yelled.

"Watch me." Jheta said, destroying the window. He jumped out and fell two stories. He landed perfectly and then ran to his lab. He found most of his plans gone. "Did they think I died?" he asked himself. He kicked a tool laying on the ground and put his sword back. Sabrina walked into the room.

"What the!? You...you're alive!?" she shouted, shocked.

"Yeah. Your boyfriend didn't hit anything too vital." he said.

"But you should at least still be in the hospital." she said.

"I escaped. Now where's Ash?" he said, getting angry.

"No you don't!" she said, blocking him from the room Ash was in.

"Yes I do. Now out of the way!" he said, punching Sabrina in the stomach. He then almost literally threw her aside and went inside.

"(I hope he didn't do any serious harm...)" she thought. Jheta confronted Ash.

"Hey Ash! I'm ba---ack!" Jheta said.

"What!? How!?" Ash said, shocked.

"You can't shoot to save your life. If you could, then maybe you would have killed me." Jheta said.

"I'll finish you this time." Ash said, pulling out his pistol and beamsaber. Jheta kicked both from his hands.

"I'll have you know that what damage you've done to me will be nothing compared to what you're going to get later." Jheta said, punching Ash in the face. He then slammed him into a nearby wall. "By the way, don't feel too bad. Your girlfriend got a similar treatment." he added.

"If you hurt her, I'll..." Ash said.

"You're not going to do a thing." Jheta said, kicking Ash in the stomach with his steel-toed boots. He then gave the poor pilot a karate chop to the back of the neck, rendering him unconscious. Jheta looked at a desk and saw some of his files in Ash's backpack. "That b****!" he cursed. Sabrina then crawled in.

"You need...to stop...hurting people, Jheta." she said.

"I don't care anymore. You all want to hurt me. Why shouldn't I hurt you?" he said.

"You're insane." she said.

"I know that already. I'm going to rebuild everything. I'm going to let you two live for now. However next time we meet..." he said, looking at Ash. "...I'm going to be your assassin." he said. Sabrina managed to get up and picked up her unconscious friend. Both left. Jheta then pulled out a set of plans. "Ah yes. Redthunder Assassin. When you're done, you and I will destroy Ash." he said.

Later a very battered Ash and Sabrina returned to their lab.

"That fool... He's too insane...for his own good." Ash said.

"Yeah. I didn't know...that he'd hit...a woman." she said. Both were in some pain.

"We'll have to be more careful around him now. He's got to be destroyed." Ash said.

"You mean that?" she asked.

"Before he can cause any serious damage, he must die. What if he were at the controls of a Mobile Suit or, worse, a Gundam if he went off like that. The Zero System would make it much worse." Ash said, very sure of his decision.

"Ash...if you do that then you'll be no better than he is." she said.

"He's right, though." Duo said, walking in with a bandaged arm. "He's blinded by hatred. You are better than him no matter what. He's got to go, even I admit it." he added.

"I guess...that's it then. He's history." Sabrina said, a little defeatedly and very worried.

"Yeah, but it will have to be in battle or at one of our labs. We can't get rid of him in public." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Jenna Ketchum
Age: 32
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: Ash's aunt and a fraternal twin (guess who her twin sister is). She is a rather aggreesive person when it comes to the MS wars. In other circumstances, she's calm and cool. She has a wild personality no matter what, though. She hides an interesting secret: she is the mother of one of the original Gundam pilots.

More fun very soon...

[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 2 of today's update:

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Among the Gundam pilots, there are some secrets. Ash Ketchum holds one he keeps to keep from seeming weaker than the rest.

His mental overloads, mental attacks caused by an experiment done to him in which he experiences vast amounts of pain and briefly loses control of his mind, give him a real handicap when it comes to being a fighter. However very few know of this condition.

Also among the secrets kept by the Gundam pilots are the fact that pilot Jon Wolf was hired to protect Ash and that pilot Zaveko Kampfer is a member of the Dyu-Ki Triad.

However secrets are eventually revealed in time...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 18: Secrets Revealed

Zaveko walked into Ash's lab after hearing the conversation.

"So you want Jheta dead?" he asked.

"Huh? How---?" Ash asked.

"I listened in. It's harder to kill someone than you think." he said.

"So what do you want?" Duo asked.

"It depends on your attitude. I can help you kill Jheta. I've got connections." he said, throwing a Dyu-Ki card onto a table. "I'm their head assassin. Even if Jheta can defend himself, I'd love to see him try to take us on." he continued. He then walked away, out of the lab.

"Should we trust him?" Duo asked.

"I don't know." Ash said. Meanwhile Zaveko's cell phone rang as he left.

"Zaveko here." he said.

"It's Kamiko. Kya-Ro activity is growing vastly in your area. Watch your back." she said.

"Gotcha. Anything else?" he said.

"The boss says to keep a low profile and let almost no one know you're part of this Triad." she said.

"Um...easier said than done." he said.

"Do you mean you've told someone!? Zave---" she said, cut off by Zaveko hanging up. He proceeded to walk to his hangar.

In the meanwhile, Ky was finishing repairs on her Gundam. She grabbed a cup of coffee and took a sip.

"He totalled my Gundam. I admit I did tell him to give me everything he had, but I didn't mean that. I'll have to work harder now to make sure this thing makes it out in one piece." she said.

The next day, things seemed to go well.

"Ah, Tactics. Time to end the day on a good note." Ash said, walking to class. It wasn't going to go as well as he thought.

"Okay everyone. Today we're going to do something special. Mr. Merquise, Principal Kushrenada, and myself have talked it over and we're going to have the first inter-class MS battle." Noin said.

"That means fighting Zechs's class. Interesting." Ash said to himself. They all got to their Leos and arrived where the battles were to be held. Zechs's class was waiting there along with the other pilots save Ky, Jon, and Zaveko. "Hm? What are they doing here? I guess they got speical permission to attend." he said. He arrived at his spot on the battlefield and was up against a Leo that was radiating with energy.

"Hello, Ash. Nice to see you again under such nice circumstances." Jheta said.

"I thought that with us after you, you'd keep your distance." Ash said.

"It looks like you have quite an audience for your demise, Ash." Jheta said, glancing at the sidelines.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that." Ash said, dashing and lunging at Jheta. Jheta just sidestepped the manuever.

"Pathetic!" Jheta yelled, blasting Ash. Ash retaliated with some blasts of his own, all of which hit their mark. "Much better." he said.

"You haven't seen anything yet!" Ash yelled, jumping behind Jheta's Leo and slicing at its back. He then started a physical assault on the Mobile Suit.

"So who's stronger now?" Ash said, laughing a bit maniacally.

"Perhaps you're the insane one." Jheta said.

"Huh?" Ash said, noticing that Jheta's Leo still had lots of energy to spare. "Im...impossible!" he said.

"Very possible." Jheta said, kicking Ash's Leo.

"I...I don't believe this..." Ash said. Then it happened. Ash's head started throbbing, a feeling that soon turned to unimaginable pain. "NO! Not now!" he screamed.

"Gotcha!" Jheta said, launching a furious assault on the paralyzed Leo.

"Huh? Why isn't Ash's Leo attacking anymore?" Noin asked.

"Oh no." Sabrina said, realizing what was going on. "Stop the fight! Something's wrong!" she yelled to Zechs and Noin.

"Jheta, stop!" Zechs yelled. Jheta didn't cease his attack. In fact, Jheta pulled out the Leo's beamsaber and got ready to stab into the Leo's cockpit.

"Now, Ash, you die." Jheta said. Just then his Leo was knocked down by a flying kick from Lupus.

"Leave him alone, Jheta." Jon said. Ash, still suffering from his overload, stumbled out of his Leo and fell a good distance. However he wasn't seriously injured.

"Not bad, Zaveko, but you're on my hitlist too." Jheta said. Just then there was an explosion nearby and the Tallgeese X2 was seen fighting some Mobile Suits that strongly resembled Serpents. However those things were a lot tougher. "What the hell...?" Jheta said.

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"Uh oh. Looks like I've got more problems." Zaveko said.

"If that's Zaveko...then who are you?" Jheta asked.

"A friend of the pilot you were about to kill." Jon said, slicing Jheta's Leo apart with his katana. In the meantime, Ash had recovered.

"It looks like they could use a little help." Ash said. He pulled a watch-like device from his pocket and pressed a button on it. From nowhere came a bird-like machine that quickly morphed into the familiar form of Wing Gundam Custom. It landed and Ash managed to jump in, despite having an injured leg.

"Huh? Ash, is that you?" Zaveko asked.

"You looked like you could use the help. And anyway, call us even as I've decided to take your help." Ash said. He then sliced through some of the upgraded Serpents with the beamsaber. Jon helped out by dispatching some himself by taking them out with the katana, missiles, a beamsaber, gatling guns, and even a beam gatling. Soon the three were finished.

"Thanks for the help, though I probably could have handled them myself." Zaveko said.

"No problem." Ash said as Jon retreated from the battlefield. Ash then leapt from Wing. He landed, but winced he had landed hard on his right leg when he fell out of the Leo.

"So he has other allies. Not only that, but those miserable Triads have been brought into this. Things could get complicated now." Treize said to himself as he looked on. "However Jheta has promise. Maybe I can persuade him to work for me." he continued, sneaking away.

"Let me see that leg." Lady Une said, walking over to Ash. She was not only vice principal, but also the school nurse.

"Hm? Okay." Ash said.

"Ash! Are you alright?" Sabrina yelled, running over to him. The others followed.

"Nothing broken. You really should be more careful." Lady Une said.

"Good." Ash said, standing up.

"Ash, what happened during the battle?" Noin asked. The others were concerned. Sabrina, Duo, and Quatre were a bit shocked.

"It's a long story..." Ash said, starting from the beginning about his mental overloads. Meanwhile Jheta was leaving.

"Jheta..." he heard as he felt a hand on his shoulder. Treize was behind him.

"Yes, sir?" Jheta asked.

"I would like you to help me." he said.

"Is this some sort of school-related thing?" Jheta asked.

"Oh no, no. Far from it. However not so far from here." Treize said.

"You've been sending out those Mobile Dolls, haven't you?" Jheta said, a bit surprised.

"Yes, and I'd like you to work for me." he said.

"Why are you asking me? Is it because I want to kill Ash?" Jheta asked.

"Not quite. You are a superb pilot. I could use people like you." Treize said.

"Well no thank you." Jheta said. He headed for his lab. He got there and climbed into his new Gundam. "Ah, leather seat covers." he said. He had planned to test it. However... "Hm? Another Mobile Suit battle. Probably Treize's bunch this time." he said. He headed for the battle. From a distance, he targeted some of the Mobile Dolls. "Time to try out the sniper beam rifle." he said, blasting most of them with unerring accuracy.

"Whoa. Now that's accurate." Duo said. He and the others finished up.

"Jheta? I can't believe you're here." Ash said.

"Ash, let me tell you that I'm not going to be going insane, at least not without good cause. And even if I were, you aren't at the top of my hitlist though you are up there. In fact you're number 2." Jheta said.

"Good." Sabrina said.

"Oh, and sorry about hitting you. I was insane then. Normally I wouldn't hit a bishoujo like you." he said.

"Thanks." Sabrina said, blushing a slight bit. (Author's note: bishoujo basically means pretty girl.)

"In the meanwhile, that's thing's probably a Custom 4." Ash said, a bit steamed.

"No, it's more like a remodeled Custom 2. And in case you're wondering, Treize is responsible for the Mobile Dolls. He asked me to join him, but I declined the offer." Jheta said.

"What!?" the others said.

"It's the truth." Jheta said. He flew away towards his lab. Some of the other pilots headed to their main hangars as well. The rest headed for Ash's lab. He was trying to figure out Redthunder Assassin.

"Let's see... That beam cannon is part of the assortment. I'm guessing the glaive and Casters are still on that thing. That thing is probably outfitted for speed more than power unlike Redthunder. I'll have to be careful now." Ash said, studying what data he had on Jheta's new toy.

"I can't believe that Treize is up to his old tricks." Trowa said.

"I guess that means he knows we're his enemies. He was at the tournament." Heero said.

"Great. Eleven of us against an almost endless army of Mobile Dolls and one potential psychopath. Great odds." Duo said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Serpent
ID#: OZ-17MS, KR-17MSx
Pilots: Many (mass produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: An MS model that was made almost specifically for the Barton Family. However since then it has become a valuable weapon to some forces. Its artillery is similar to that of Heavyarms Custom. Those belonging to the Kya-Ro are somewhat more advanced.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 170
Speed: 105
Power: 130
Armor: 125
Armament
Missiles x16
Dual Beam Gatling x1
Beam Cannon x1 (optional)
Beamsaber x1 (Kya-Ro class Serpent only)

Gundam Redthunder Assassin
ID#: XXXG-02R3AS
Pilots: Jheta Lahn, Silvina Calna, Ash Ketchum
Data: An upgrade on Redthunder that give it a greater ability to attack from a distance as well as strike quickly. It loses some of its power, but gains quite a bit of speed.
Stats
Fighting: 155
Weapons: 190
Speed: 190
Power: 175
Armor: 170
Armament
Caster Rifle x1
Shoulder Cannons x2
Beam Glaive x1
Energy Launchers x2 (on wrists)
Energy Blades x2 (part of E. Launchers)
Beam Cannon x1

One flying kick away from the line "There's nothing left but a pile of hamburger." Even more fun soon.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 3 of today's update:

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It is the year After Colony 197; almost 198. The wars are getting out of hand.

The appearance and interference of the Kya-Ro Triad has made things complicated for both sides. The Triads are loners and will attack whoever gets in their way.

Ash has decided to do something he didn't want to do. He will upgrade the Gundams beyond their Custom level.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 19: Upgrade to Custom 2

"I must thank you for rebuilding the Tallgeese for me. It's nice to have someone who knows what he's doing around here." Zechs said.

"Hey!" Duo shouted.

"Don't start Duo. I'm sure he means when it comes to doing beyond major repairs like completely rebuilding a Mobile Suit." Ash said. He looked at the suit. It hadn't really changed at all. However there was one main difference. "It'll be a lot stronger now. I had to use quite a few components for a Gundam in it. I even used Gundanium for the armor. I wouldn't really call it a Gundam, but it is that strong." he continued.

"It may be as strong as our Gundams, but even they also need to be made stronger to deal with these new threats." Wufei said.

"Well... I have been studying the designs of your Gundams. I've come up with some good upgrades. Nothing too major. However this will be part of it." Ash said, grabbing a familiar circuit board with the word 'ZERO' on it.

"The Zero System!?" Quatre said, very surprised.

"It should prove quite useful as, with very few exceptions, we've all had previous exposure to it." Ash said.

"That's true, but what makes you so sure that it won't drive us insane?" Trowa said.

"Call it a hunch." Ash said.

"The upgrades will rock." Zaveko said.

"They would, but unfortunately we don't really have the time or resources to do so." Ash said. He thought for a moment. "At least I don't think we do. I'll have to check my supplies." he said. He then looked at Noin. "Sorry, but I can't help you. The only OZ suits I know how to deal with as far as the mechanics of them go are Tallgeese and Epyon. Tauruses are a little out of my range, even the white ones." he added.

"What about your Gundams?" Sabrina asked.

"Wing and Epyon are good enough for now." he said.

Later that night, Zaveko was in his lab. He had seen the blueprints for his upgraded Gundam, but he had more in mind. He activated his cell phone.

"Kamiko, this is Zaveko. Got any planet defensors?" he said.

"...Sorry, but you've got no where to put them." she said. Zaveko looked for somewhere to cram them.

"The back's kind of bare. How about right there?" he said.

"That'd only fit about 4 or 5." Kamiko said.

"That's good enough." Zaveko said.

"Money..." Kamiko said.

"I'll pay up. Don't worry." Zaveko said.

"Fine. I'll be there in an hour." she said. Zaveko hung up and looked at his machine. He made some minor modifications to accomdate for the new additions to the arsenal. An hour later...

"There you go." Kamiko said.

"Thanks." he said. She left and he installed and tested the devices.

The next morning, Ash was checking what supplies he had and the blueprints for the new Gundams.

"Hm... I might have actually been wrong. It might be possible to upgrade one of the Gundams at the present time. But which one..." he said. He thought of who could use the upgrade most. He picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hello?" a sleepy voice said at the other end.

"Sorry to wake you, Quatre. Could you bring Sandrock over? I'm going to try upgrading it." Ash said. This woke Quatre up.

"I'll be right over!" Quatre shouted, forcing Ash to pull the phone away from his ear.

"Okay." Ash said. Later Quatre arrived with Sandrock.

"So how long until it's done?" Quatre asked.

"At least half a day. If you and Sabrina help out, we might shave an hour or two off. If we get the others---" Ash said.

"It'll be all day." Sabrina interrupted.

"You're right." Ash and Quatre said.

"I guess it's just the three of us, then." Ash said. He grabbed the blueprints for Sandrock's upgrade and started. A few hours later, they looked at the advanced machine.

"It's almost finished." Quatre said. Just then Duo contacted them.

"Hey guys. We've got a serious Mobile Doll problem here." he said.

"Let's go!" Ash said. He turned to Quatre. "You stay here and finish Sandrock. I don't think it'll be safe to pilot it incomplete." he said.

"Okay." Quatre said. Ash and Sabrina headed out to fight and saw Heero, Duo, and Wufei trying to deal with a large armo of Tauruses, Virgos, and Virgo IIs.

"Need some help?" Ash asked, slicing through some Mobile Dolls.

"Thanks." Duo said. The five then finished the Dolls with few problems.

"I guess that takes care of that." Sabrina said. Just then a couple hundered more Mobile Dolls appeared. Same types with a couple of Leos and Aries thrown in. "I guess not." she said. This time they were outmatched.

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"Damn it! How can we lose now!? We defeated the White Fang and Barton family easier than this!" Wufei yelled, trying to take out the Dolls. Just then some familiar weapons sliced through a fair number of Mobile Dolls. They then returned to a familiar Gundam, though slightly larger and sleeker than before. It also had most of its old paint job back.

"Miss me guys?" Quatre asked.

"What the hell happened to Sandrock?" Duo asked.

"Meet Sandrock Custom 2." Quatre said, slicing through some more Dolls. He then put the heat shorters away and pulled out the beam rifle, which he used to blow away some Dolls.

"I put a nice modification on that. It still has its limits, but that thing can be used for quite some time." Ash said. "I'll do the same to all of the other ammo-based weapons." he added, blowing away some Dolls with Wing's buster rifle. Soon the group was finished.

"Man, this thing is great. I'm glad it was at 99% when you guys left or else you would have been in serious trouble." Quatre said.

"I'm not sure about that. Mercurio-Vayeate or Heavyarms will probably be next. It depends." Ash said.

"Trowa will be very glad to have Heavyarms upgraded if it means no more running out of ammo." Duo said.

"It won't be like that. It'll seem that way, but the weapons can overheat and stop functioning. Can't have these things too powerful, can we?" Ash said.

Later that day, Zaveko was making a call to someone other than Kamiko.

"This is Dyu-Ki Headquarters." a man said.

"This is Zaveko. What's the report on Kya-Ro activity in my district?" he said.

"Hold on a second... Okay, Kya-Ro activity is growing worse in your area. I suggest you make a quick move out." he said.

"Forget it! I'd rather fight!" Zaveko said.

"Shall I send reinforcements?" he asked.

"Sure. Why not?" Zaveko said.

"Very well then. Expect them soon." he said. He hung up and wandered outside. He went near the school and saw a few Kya-Ro thugs wandering around.

"Hey Dyu-Ki boy! Can't you see this is Kya-Ro territory?" a thug said.

"Like hell it is." Zaveko said.

"You want some of this?" he said as he smashed a bottle into a wall. About 30 others approached.

"I could take each and every one of your pathetic a**es on." Zaveko said.

"Let's show this punk what the Kya-Ro can do." another said. Zaveko pulled out his kodachi. They advanced and he dispatched them quickly and gruesomely. The last of them pulled out a wooden sword.

"You think that can take on my kodachi?" Zaveko asked. The Kya-Ro member managed to block twice. "Damn it, you smug Kya-Ro b******!" Zaveko cursed. He destroyed his opponent's sword with one more slash.

"F***! My sword!" the thug cursed.

"Burn in Hell, Kya-Ro!" Zaveko shouted, destroying his opponent. He turned around and saw Noin staring at him. His eyes went wide. "S***! She saw the whole battle." he said to himself. He threw a smoke bomb and ran. However she knew what he was really like. He returned to his apartment. "S***... What am I going to do?" he said to himself. He went through a different passage to his Gundam. A computer told him that his Gundam was maxed out as far as adding parts went. "Damn. Well my match against Jheta is coming up. Man, that guy's insane." he said. He called Kamiko.

"What?" she asked.

"Kamiko, contact Dyu-Ki KQ. I'm fighting a pretty tough opponent soon. If he becomes dangerous, I want all available Dyu-Ki MS forces on standby. He is not to be underestimated at all." he said.

"I'll do it. However if worst comes to worst, press the green button on the lower control panel." she said.

"What does it do?" he asked. She didn't answer. In fact, she hung up. "Wait and see, huh?" he said.

Meanwhile...

"...and a mysterious person brutally murdered a group of members of a Triad known as the Kya-Ro." a news anchor said. Ash turned the TV off.

"That could only be Zaveko. If he isn't careful, he may wind up dead." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Virgo II
ID#: WF-02MD
Pilots: AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A slight update on the Virgo. It has better defense but not as great offense. It is still a pain, though.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 145
Speed: 125
Power: 110
Armor: 120
Armament
Planet Defensors x8
Beam Rifle x1
Beam Cannon x1

Gundam Tallgeese X2
ID#: DK-00XMS2
Pilot: Zaveko Kampfer
Data: Zaveko's upgrade on the powerful machine. It is greatly improved upon, unlike most other Gundam upgrades.
Stats
Fighting: 180
Weapons: 180
Speed: 190
Power: 170
Armor: 145
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Katana x2
Thermal Cannon x1
Planet Defensors x5
Particle Beam Cannon x1

Gundam Sandrock Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-01SR3
Pilot: Quatre Winner
Data: The first normal Custom 2 Gundam made. The Custom 2s are not very different from the Customs but are stronger, larger, and sleeker. The Gundam also has an uzi-shaped beam rifle to take the place of Sandrock Kai's uzi.
Stats
Fighting: 130
Weapons: 125
Speed: 120
Power: 175
Armor: 190
Armament
Vulcans x2
Beam Rifle x1
Shield x1
Heat Shorters x2

Stay tuned...

[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 4 of today's update...

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It is a time of great struggle...

The Gundams are being upgraded to suit the new threat of the Kya-Ro as well as that of their own friend Jheta Lahn. The Custom 2 Gundams will have all around better attributes than the Custom Gundams. Their firepower will also increase dramatically.

The end of the Mobile Suit Tournament is coming, and it will end with a bang. Tragedy will strike the pilots, and some familiar enemies will rise from the result.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 20: Final Precautions

Ash and Sabrina looked at what her Gundam had become: Mercurio-Vayeate Custom.

"Perfect." he said.

"It better be." she said.

"I think I'll have a little talk with Zaveko." Ash said, walking over and picking up the phone. He dialed.

"Hello?" Zaveko said.

"Zaveko?" Ash asked.

"Ash? Hi. How are things?" Zaveko said.

"Seen the news lately?" Ash asked.

"Ha ha. Very funny. So what do you want?" Zaveko said.

"Have you reconsidered upgrading your Gundam?" Ash asked.

"Sorry, but I still think I can handle things on my own." Zaveko said.

"Whatever. Good luck fighting Jheta. If you need help, we'll be there. If he goes wild, I'll personally finish him." Ash said.

"Uh... Okay." Zaveko said in an uneasy voice. He hung up.

"Next up on the upgrade list I guess is either Heavyarms or Wing Zero. Or possibly Deathscythe Hell or the Tallgeese." Ash said. Just then someone knocked on the door. "Hm?" he said. He went up to check but found nothing there. "What the...?" he said. He then noticed a note.


Dear Ash,

I thought I'd give you something. You need these more than we do.

Love,
Jenna

PS: Try to keep them in one piece.

He looked outside and noticed a small Mobile Suit carrier containing two rather familiar Mobile Suits.

"Mercurius Custom and Vayeate Custom, I assume." he said. He went back inside. "I must thank her sometime." he said.

"What was that about?" Sabrina asked.

"Aunt Jenna just gave us some gifts. Mercurius and Vayeate, to be exact." Ash said.

"Really? Wow." she said. She thought a moment. "Who are we going to get to pilot them?" she asked.

"I can think of just the people. One wouldn't mind the Mercurius and the other will need to be persuaded a bit." Ash said. He went back to the phone.

"Hello?" Zechs said.

"Hey Zechs. It's Ash. Would you mind putting Noin on the line?" he said.

"Hey Ash. Did you know that Zaveko---" Noin said.

"Yeah, we know about that." Ash said.

"So what did you want?" she asked.

"We have something for you. Mercurius Custom, to be exact. A lot better than a White Taurus, don't you think?" Ash said.

"Much better." she said.

"You can pick it up at any time." Ash said.

"Thanks Ash." she said, hanging up.

"Okay, so Noin's getting Mercurius. Who gets Vayeate?" Sabrina said.

"Like I said, I've got to convince her to join us. I have a feeling she will, but I'm not sure." Ash said.

Meanwhile Jheta was doing some training with his sword. He finished and got a phone call.

"Hello?" he said, wiping the sweat from his face.

"Hello. Just know that we'll be at the tournament. Zaveko won't lose." the person on the other end said.

"Let me guess. You're one of his Triad buddies?" Jheta said. No answer from the other end. In fact, he hung up. "Guess I was right." he said. He slipped on his lucky jacket, grabbed his sword, and headed for Ash's place. He went in and jumped down to where Ash was. (Note: The entrance is a couple of stories above where the base of the lab is.) "Hey Ash!" he yelled.

"Jheta!? What do you want?" Ash said, taking a defensive stance after seeing the sword.

"Got anything on Dyu-Ki Mobile Suits?" Jheta asked.

"I'll have to check. Why?" Ash said.

"I just got called by one of them. They'll be protecting Zaveko at the tournament." Jheta said.

"Then I can't give them to you." Ash said, smugly.

"Have it your way. I'm sure Treize will have them." Jheta said.

"What!? You'd join him just for plans!?" Ash asked, surprised.

"Yes. I could also wipe out all of the Triads and, in turn, Zaveko. Now would you rather have him dead, or just humiliated?" Jheta said.

"Here!" Ash yelled, throwing the plans at Jheta. Jheta picked up the plans and looked at them.

"Hm... Upgraded Leos and Tauruses. Not bad." Jheta said. He folded them up and left. He then ran into five men. "(Dyu-Ki assassins, I presume. I'm glad I brought my sword along.)" he thought. "What do you want, trouble?" he asked.

"We won't let you win." Jheta said.

"You, or others because in less than a minute all five of you are going to be dead." Jheta said. All six of them drew their swords, Jheta faster than the five. He sliced into two of them with one slash. He then slashed the other three across the chest and then decapitated them when they advanced. Jheta put his sword away and walked on. Zaveko passed by the scene soon afterward. He noticed the Dyu-Ki symbol on the corpses' uniforms.

"What the f***!?" he cursed. He walked over and noticed how gruesomely they were dispatched. "No one ever disgraces the Dyu-Ki Triad. No one." Zaveko said, pissed off at this occurence.

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Zaveko pulled out his cell phone.

"Kamiko, listen up. Some punk named Jheta just wiped out five of our men. Call the boss and tell him I need the whole Triad here by tomorrow." Zaveko said.

"That's pretty serious. I'll attend to it immediately." Kamiko said. Zaveko hung up and then destroyed some trees with his kodachi.

"Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!! No one makes a fool out of us!!!!" Zaveko shouted. He rushed to his hangar and leapt into the Tallgeese X2. "Hm... I wonder what this thing does." Zaveko said. He had the hangar doors open just in case. He pressed it and then the Gundam began to transform. "What the hell did Kamiko do?" he asked. In the end it was a massive cannon that fired. Then the Gundam reverted back to normal. "Hm... A particle beam cannon. He then had a thought and called Kamiko. "Kamiko, arm our forces with the heaviest artillery their suits can hold. We'll need everything we've got to eliminate Jheta tomorrow." he said.

"I don't think that's necessary..." Kamiko said.

"Do it. I am the highest level Dyu-Ki assassin. You have to obey my orders. The only one who can counter them is the boss." Zaveko said.

"Yeah, yeah." Kamiko said.

"One more thing. I think some people have been getting their hands on info they shouldn't have. If Jheta knows about our MS forces, things could get rough. You might want to have some people on the ground with high end military weapons." Zaveko said.

"Right, right. I gotcha. Anything else?" she said.

"No, that's it." Zaveko said. He hung up. "Jheta, I'll kill you. Whether it's tomorrow or ten years from now, you're mine! I'm sorry Ash, but this is more than a matter of personal pride. I know you wanted to kill him, but I need to avenge my comrades." he said.

That next day, everyone except for Quatre, Ky, Jheta, and Zaveko were at Ash's lab.

"This is getting way out of hand. Zaveko's calling for every ounce of firepower his Triad's got." Ash said to himself.

"What's up?" Duo asked.

"Hm? Oh yeah. It's time to upgrade your Gundams to a higher level." Ash said.

"Let's get to work, then." Trowa said. Within many hours, they were complete. Like Sandrock, the Custom 2s weren't very different appearance-wise except that they were larger and sleeker. The other pilots liked what became of their machines.

"I'm glad they're done. Zaveko and Treize are starting to build up their power and Jheta..." Sabrina said.

"Well that match starts very soon. I hope that we don't need these, but nothing can really be predicted." Noin said.

"Well now I have a little something to do." Ash said, starting to leave.

"Where are you going?" Zechs asked.

"Recruiting." Ash replied, grabbing a coat and leaving. He walked to Lady Une's house. He knocked and she answered.

"Hm? Ash? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'd like to ask a favor of a fellow pilot. We could use a good pilot like yourself on our team to help us defeat an enemy who uses Mobile Dolls." Ash said.

"I'll help. I dislike Mobile Dolls." she said.

"Good. I have just the Mobile Suit for you." Ash said.

"And Treize?" she asked.

"Uh... It's okay. We don't need him." Ash said. She obviously hadn't heard that Treize was behind all of this.

"Aunt Ann, who is it?" a voice asked. Ash looked inside and saw a young girl with bright red hair.

"Hi Mariemeia." Ash said.

"Hi Ash. This is the first time you've been here." she said.

"Well I can't stay. Lady Une, will you come with me?" Ash said.

"Yes." she said. The two left and got to the lab. "Very impressive." she said. He led her to the Vayeate.

"There it is. Vayeate Custom. It's yours now." Ash said.

"And now the team in complete." Quatre said. He had arrived while Ash was gone.

"Ah, Quatre. Glad you're here. We've got a potentially big battle aheard of us. We better be prepared." Ash said. They got into their Mobile Suits and headed for the tournament.

In the meantime, Ky was walking along, smiling.

"Heh heh. I didn't expect to beat him. However I did. Zaveko may think he's invincible, but it takes a trained eye to notice flaws, even those almost invisible, in one's fighting style. He took it pretty hard, too." she said. She noticed the Gundams flying in. "I wonder why they're here. Maybe I better get Aquila." she said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Mercurio-Vayeate Custom
ID#: KF-13MSX3b
Pilot: Sabrina Tajiri
Data: Ash's upgrade on his beloved's powerful Gundam. It can do some serious damage.
Stats
Fighting: 170
Weapons: 195
Speed: 150
Power: 145
Armor: 150
Armament
Planet Defensors x8
Beam Rifle x1
Crash Shield/Beamsaber x1
Beam Cannon x1

Mariemeia Barton-Kushrenada
Age: 8
Race/Nationality: Japanese/Aryan
Data: The daughter of Treize Kushrenada and a member of the infamous Barton Family. She was brainwashed into trying to take over the world by her corrupt grandfather Dekim. She may be young, but she acts like an adult at times.

Gundam Mercurius Custom
ID#: KF-13MSX2b
Pilot: Lucretzia Noin Merquise
Data: A powerful remake of the Mobile Suit partly responsible for the Virgos.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 115
Speed: 140
Power: 150
Armor: 160
Armament
Beam Rifle x1
Crash Shield/Beamsaber x1
Planet Defensors x10

Gundam Vayeate Custom
ID#: KF-13MSX1b
Pilot: Ann Une
Data: The remake of the other suit responsible for the Virgos. It's offensive power now is incredible, despite its lack of weapons.
Stats
Fighting: 120
Weapons: 180
Speed: 140
Power: 150
Armor: 160
Armament
Beam Cannon x1

Wing Gundam Zero Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-00W0-3
Pilot: Heero Yuy
Data: Wing Zero's Custom 2 form. Like other Custom 2s, its stats have increased quite a bit.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 150
Speed: 170
Power: 160
Armor: 155
Armament
Vulcans x2
Beamsaber x1
Dual-barreled Buster Rifle x1

Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-01D3
Pilot: Duo Maxwell
Data: The upgrade of Deathscythe Hell Custom. It boasts basically the same weapons except it regains its dual-bladed scythe.
Stats
Fighting: 160
Weapons: 140
Speed: 180
Power: 150
Armor: 160
Armament
Active "Cloak" x1
Dual-Bladed Beamscythe x1
Vulcans x2
Hyper Jammers x2

Gundam Heavyarms Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-01H3
Pilot: Trowa Barton/Triton Bloom
Data: The upgrade on the walking tank. The armament upgrade this thing got gives it a much better chance in battles.
Stats
Fighting: 110
Weapons: 200
Speed: 125
Power: 175
Armor: 160
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannons x2
Missiles x36
Micromissiles x52
Gatling Guns x4
Dual Beam Gatlings x2

Gundam Nataku Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-01S3
Pilot: Wufei Chang
Data: The upgrade to Nataku Custom. This one actually got a slight overhaul; its flamethrowers have been re-added.
Stats
Fighting: 190
Weapons: 150
Speed: 160
Power: 170
Armor: 150
Armament
Vulcans x2
Dragon Fangs x2
Flamethrowers x4
Dual-bladed Beam Trident x1

Tallgeese 3 Custom
ID#: XXXG-00MS2c
Pilot: Zechs Merquise
Data: A further upgrade on the prototype for all Mobile Suits. It is much stronger now than before.
Stats
Fighting: 170
Weapons: 160
Speed: 175
Power: 160
Armor: 150
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Shield x1
Heat Rod x1
Rail Dober Gun x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the end of today's updates:

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The Mobile Suit Tournament is about to end but under very different circumstances than originally believed.

Zaveko has called in the entire Dyu-Ki Triad to ensure his victory. In the meanwhile the Kya-Ro as well as Treize have plans of their own.

The final battle is coming. One pilot will not fare well. Old enemies will resurface soon because of the tragedy. Will the pilots be ready, even with their upgraded Gundams? Time will tell...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 21: Ash's Final Battle?

Jheta was heading back to the lab that night when he heard someone walking behind him. He turned around and saw Ky standing there.

"Jheta, I'm hearing rumors about Triads and a big battle. Do you or Ash have anything to do with it?" she said.

"Of course. We're always the source of fighting around here." he said.

"I noticed." she said. The two saw some Virgos and Virgo IIs fly by. "What the!?"

"Damn!" Jheta cursed. He pressed a button on his wrist computer and Redthunder arrived shortly afterward.

"Let me help." Ky said, dashing off towards her hangar. Jheta leapt into his Gundam.

"Don't blame me if they run out of treats!" Jheta shouted, using one of Duo's old jokes. He, using the precision beam cannon, blew away most of the Mobile Dolls. "Eat this!" he yelled, blowing away some more. Just then there was an explosion behind him.

"Better late than never." Ky said, picking up her Gundam's heat shorters from the remains of a Virgo. "I see you saved some treats." she said, going after some with her Gundam's beam staff.

"Yeah. I guess I owe you one." Jheta said. The two then finished off the rest of the Dolls.

"You know, you've got a blindspot in that system if you didn't see that Virgo behind you." Ky said.

"I wasn't using any system." Jheta said.

"Oh? Wow." Ky said. The two returned to their labs.

Early that next morning, Zaveko was confronting his fellow Dyu-Ki members.

"Alright you guys. I have a mission for you. You are to kill my opponent in the tournament." Zaveko said. There were a few angry growls about them being called in for something like this. "Now all Dyu-Ki, ple---" he said when he felt someone put a hand on his shoulder. He saw a rather large man behind him. "Who are you?" he asked. The man showed Zaveko a tattoo of the Dyu-Ki symbol on his hand as well as his ID. "I'm sorry, sir. I didn't recognize you." he said. This guy was the head of the entire Dyu-Ki. He then kicked Zaveko in the stomach and then tried to slash him with a dagger. He missed with the slash.

"Do not waste Dyu-Ki time by picking fights for your personal vendettas. Now you'll have to answer to me." he said.

"Damn." Zaveko cursed to himself. He staggered over to the PA system. "Attention MS Tournament contenders. I, Zaveko Kampfer, will withdraw from the semifinal later. Therefore the match later will now be the final with Ash Ketchum against Jheta Lahn. That is all." he said.

Ash heard the announcement and was interested by it.

"Good." he said to himself. On his way to the hangars, he overheard Zaveko arguing with someone about Jheta, the Kya-Ro, and his wanting Jheta dead. Ash was a bit unsettled by that, but just went on. He picked up Wing and headed for the arena. Redthunder Assassin was waiting.

"Ah, Ash. Here to die?" Jheta said.

"No way. Wing and I aren't fighting to lose." Ash said. The two started fighting and they were really going at it. Redthunder Assassin was fast, but Ash's quick reflexes made up for Wing's 'slowness'.

"You really should give up. You'll die otherwise." Jheta said.

"Trying to be sympathetic? Oh please." Ash said. Both went for their beam weapons. The two really went at it then. Ash then kicked in the saber's second blade.

"You think that'll stop me? Ha!" Jheta shouted. He still managed to fend off Ash's assault. The two then dashed towards each other but got blasted from out of nowhere.

"There he is! He is a Dyu-Ki ally!" someone yelled. A whole bunch of Kya-Ro suits appeared. The crowds ran for it.

"Damn Zaveko." Ash cursed. Then the other pilots; Ky, Zaveko, and Dyu-Ki included; appeared to back Ash up.

"We thought you could use the help. I think you said to be prepared for anything." Ky said.

"Who told you that?" Duo asked.

"Quatre." Ky said.

"I guess things will be really interesting." Ash said. Before the two factions could fight, however, more blasts came from above. By now the crowds were long gone.

"Huh? Damn it!" Wufei shouted, looking up.

"S***! It's the Mobile Dolls!" Duo yelled.

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Tauruses, Virgos, Virgo IIs, and Serpents descended on the already confusing scene.

"First things first. Deal with the Kya-Ro and Mobile Dolls. Then we'll see how things go." Heero said. However the Mobile Dolls seemed to outnumber everyone. Everyone managed to fight back, though.

"Hey Ash. Don't we have some unfinished business?" Jheta said.

"I might as well finish you now." Ash said.

"You wish!" Jheta yelled. He went for Redthunder's Caster Rifle. However Ash used the vulcans to blow the weapon from the Gundam's hand.

"Now it's going to be fun." Ash said, pulling out both sabers and arming the one's second blade. The two started to really go at it. Any time they missed each other, they always seemed to strike a Kya-Ro suit or a Mobile Doll. However they were more focused on each other.

"Man, these guys are a real pain in the a**." Duo said, slicing some enemies apart while getting blasted by others.

"I know." Trowa said, blasting some while getting blasted.

"Die Ash!" Jheta yelled, dashing at him.

"Not likely." Ash said, jumping out of the way. Redthunder got a flying kick out of Wing and then one of its arms got slashed off. Wing then grabbed the impaired Gundam as Heero, Sabrina, and Lady Une took aim.

"I don't think so, Ash." Jheta said, managing the break Wing's grip and getting away at the last second, allowing Wing to get blasted by allies.

"Damn him!" Sabrina cursed.

"I think I've got a shot." Zaveko said, transforming his Gundam into a particle beam cannon.

"I'm not going alone!" Jheta yelled. He just managed to grab Ky's Aquila.

"What do you think you're doing!?" Ky shouted, frying Redthunder with Aquila's defense field. However it was too late to stop Tallgeese X2 from firing.

"NO!! I can't let him!" Ash yelled. Wing flew at high speed towards the three Gundams. He took a lot of damage from enemy fire, but he was focused on saving Ky and destroying Jheta. He just made it and stood between the X2 and Redthunder and Aquila. The cannon fired, severely damaging Wing Gundam Custom.

"Ash!!!" Sabrina and a couple of the others said.

"It...it'll be alright..." Ash said. "(...I think.)" he thought. Wing shuddered and sparked a few times before starting to collapse. "Oh no..." Ash said to himself. When Wing hit the ground, it blew to bits.

"ASH!!!!!" Sabrina screamed, tears filling her eyes.

"He...he did that to save Ky?" Jheta asked, in shock. The battle soon ended, the pilots and Dyu-Ki winning. The triads retreated, leaving the pilots at the battlefield. The pilots left their Gundams and surrounded the remnants of Wing.

"Did...did any of you see him escape?" Sabrina asked, sad and worried.

"No. No, he didn't." Zaveko said.

"Maybe he armored the cockpit like I did." Jheta said. Duo pulled two scorched and partially melted objects from the ground.

"No. These were one part of the main console and a joystick." he said, solemnly.

"Then...he's gone." Noin said.

"(I don't believe it.)" Jon thought. "(My responsibility to protect him... I failed. Now I'll have to tell his family. They'll be heartbroken.)" he thought.

"(No... Ash, I loved you. I...I did everything I could for you. You can't be gone...)" Sabrina thought. Tears steamed from her eyes. Just then another explosion was heard.

"What the!?" Zechs said.

"The defense system. It was programmed to blow up the lab if Ash were to die." Quatre said.

"I guess we could check it out." Trowa said.

"No. The way he set it, no one can get it." Duo said.

"I guess Epyon is sealed in then." Jheta said.

"If it wasn't destroyed." Quatre said. Noin walked over to Sabrina.

"If you want, you can stay with us. It's probably going to be tough going back to Ash's place." Noin said.

"Thanks." Sabrina said. They all left, saddened by the loss of their best pilot.

Later on, Treize walked by the site.

"One pilot down. Good." he said.

"Unh..." he heard.

"Huh?" he said. He combed through the wreckage and found a figure lying on the ground. His clothes were burned and soaked in blood in some places. His left arm and part of his right leg were gone. "So you survived. Remarkable." he said.

"Treize..." the figure said.

"I can help you. Join me and I'll repair and improve your weak and damaged body." Treize said.

"I won't help you...you b******!" he said.

"You have no say in this matter. You'll die without help and I'm the only one who knows you're alive. I'm sure you want to see Sabrina again, don't you?" Treize said.

"D...damn you!" he cursed before blacking out.

"Perfect. I'll turn you into my perfect soldier yet." he said, picking the figure up and taking him away.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Things are starting to get interesting. More fun tomorrow.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for today's updates:

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"I think I've got a shot." Zaveko said, transforming his Gundam into a particle beam cannon.

"I'm not going alone!" Jheta yelled. He just managed to grab Ky's Aquila.

"What do you think you're doing!?" Ky shouted, frying Redthunder with Aquila's defense field. However it was too late to stop Tallgeese X2 from firing.

"NO!! I can't let him!" Ash yelled. Wing flew at high speed towards the three Gundams. He took a lot of damage for enemy fire, but he was focused on saving Ky and destroying Jheta. He just made it and stood between the X2 and Redthunder and Aquila. The cannon fired, severely damaging Wing Gundam Custom.

"Ash!!!" Sabrina and a couple of the others said.

"It...it'll be alright..." Ash said. "(...I think.)" he thought. Wing shuddered and sparked a few times before starting to collapse. "Oh no..." Ash said to himself. When Wing hit the ground, it blew to bits.

"ASH!!!!!" Sabrina screamed, tears filling her eyes.

"He...he did that to save Ky?" Jheta asked, in shock.

The Mobile Suit Tournament is over, ending with the destruction of Wing Gundam Custom...

"Did...did any of you see him escape?" Sabrina asked, sad and worried.

"No. No, he didn't." Zaveko said.

"Maybe he armored the cockpit like I did." Jheta said. Duo pulled two scorched and partially melted objects from the ground.

"No. These were one part of the main console and a joystick." he said, solemnly.

...and the death of pilot Ash Ketchum. Sad times have fallen on the pilots with one of their own killed in battle. Or was he...?

"Treize..." the figure said.

"I can help you. Join me and I'll repair and improve your weak and damaged body." Treize said.

"I won't help you...you b******!" he said.

"You have no say. You'll die without help and I'm the only one who knows you're alive. I'm sure you want to see Sabrina again, don't you?" Treize said.

"D...damn you!" he cursed before blacking out.

"Perfect. I'll turn you into my perfect soldier yet." he said, picking the figure up and taking him away.

Something is up. But what exactly is going on?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 22: The Unknown Pilot

"Damn it! Damn it!! Damn it!!! How f***ing powerful did Kamiko make that damn particle beam cannon!?" Zaveko yelled, punching a wall. "S***... I need to work off some stress." he said. He went to the school's kendo room. He set up a dummy target and picked up a wooden sword. "Die! Die!! Die!!!" he shouted, slashing the dummy like mad. Noin walked in. "Heh. I guess you're probably not the only one who knows of my doings." he said.

"How could you join that group of thugs?" she asked.

"How else could I have gotten Tallgeese X2? I needed them for resources. And why are you complaining? I get good grades." he said. She frowned at him and walked off. Then someone else came in. "Hm? I remember you. You were piloting the Gundam that Jheta grabbed when Ash was blown away. Your name was..." he said.

"Ky Syen. I would have thought that you would remember me since I kicked your butt in the Kendo Finals." she said.

"That was you? Sorry. I guess I didn't quite recognize you without all of that armor covering you." he said. "How about a little rematch? I could use something to do to vent some frustration." he said.

"Sure. Why not?" Ky said. Zaveko threw her another wooden sword and the two started. Every time Zaveko tried to strike, Ky managed to block and vice versa. The two dashed at each other and then wound up with their swords at their necks.

"A draw. Very impressive. You must be very skilled." he said.

"Thanks." Ky said.

"Well see you around." Zaveko said. The two parted ways.

Meanwhile, in a lab, a figure was waking up. Some doctors were working on him.

"Wha...what's going on?" he asked.

"They're just replacing what you lost. You wouldn't be much of a pilot with only an arm and a leg." Treize said. The figure glanced at his partially complete robotic arm and leg.

"I'll have to thank you later, but I'm out of here when they're done." he said.

"No you won't. Your friends have given you up for dead. Also I have some unfinished business with you concerning your desertion from OZ. I'm going to give you a second chance." Treize said.

"Why would I want to fight for an evil organization?" he asked.

"You won't have a choice soon." Treize said.

"What do you mean!? You can't---" he said as someone gave him a shot to the arm. He was out cold.

"As soon as you're under my control, we'll be invincible. You've proven yourself to be an expert pilot." Treize said.

That night, Jheta was in his lab repairing Redthunder Assassin. Duo walked in.

"Why the hell did you grab Aquila for!?" Duo shouted, angrily.

"Shut up!" Jheta yelled, punching Duo in the face. He sharpened his sword a bit. "(I'm sorry, Ash. I wanted to kill you myself. It looks like I won't get to now.)" he thought.

In Zaveko's apartment...

"So what do you want from me?" Kamiko asked.

"You know very damn well what. Why didn't you tell me that particle beam cannon was so strong!?" Zaveko said.

"Oh that? Well the stronger the emotions of the pilot are, the stronger the weapon is." she said.

"Damn it, why didn't you tell me!?" Zaveko asked.

"It never occurred to me." she said. Zaveko hung up and sighed. "Blaming her won't help. I guess it's my fault. I shouldn't have tried to use it." he said. Then someone kicked his door down. Kya-Ro assassins. "What do you want? Go away." he said.

"Obviously we want to kill you." one of them said.

"Don't waste my time. I don't want blood on my carpet." Zaveko said. They pulled out iron pipes and charged at Zaveko. He dispatched two of them with his kodachi. "Now I'll show you what Dyu-Ki assassins can do." he said, gruesomely killing the rest. He then noticed Ky standing nearby. "S***!" he cursed as he ran off, leaving a confused Ky behind. "(It's bad enough that Noin knows, but another student?)" he thought.

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"You are my ultimate fighter. You will help me get rid of my opponents." Treize said, looking at a familiar figure wearing a familiar red jacket and silver helmet.

"Yes, sir." he said.

"Now for a suitable Mobile Suit..." Treize said. He showed the pilot a gray and blue Mobile Suit. It looked like the Tallgeese II, had a modified version of the Tallgeese's dober gun, and had the Tallgeese 3's heat rod. "Meet the Tallgeese IV. This will be a suit for the ages. It should be able to deal with the Gundams no problem." Treize continued.

"Very good." the soldier said.

An hour later, a mysterious message was sent to the pilots.

"Gundam pilots. Meet me at what's left of the MS Tournament arena at 5:00. Don't be late." the soldier said.

"Who is this guy?" Duo asked.

"Beats me. The voice sounded kind of familiar, though." Trowa said.

"Should we really do this at such a serious time? And at such a distressing place?" Sabrina asked.

"If we want to find out what this guy wants, yes." Heero said. That evening, the pilots were there. Some snow was on the ground, but barely enough to cover where the remains of Kya-Ro suits, Mobile Dolls, and Wing Gundam Custom were.

"I don't like this place..." Sabrina whimpered.

"It's okay Sabrina. I understand. Also I know the guy told us all to be here, but you didn't need to come if you didn't feel like it." Quatre said. Just then their enemy arrived.

"Ah, my opponents. Meet your destroyer: the Tallgeese IV. If you really want to die, then try to fight me. Otherwise run like the weaklings you are." he said.

"What an arrogant fool." Lady Une said.

"Who are you?" Sabrina asked.

"I have no real identity. However the codename's Zechs Merquise II." he said.

"You copycat!" Zechs yelled.

"I thought I'd get that reaction out of you, former lightning count. It's such an overused name, though it really doesn't belong to anyone." he said.

"That's it! You're going down right now!" Zechs shouted, angrily.

"So be it." he said. The verniers on the T-IV kicked in and the MS flew extremely fast at the Gundams, all just barely avoiding a monstrous tackle.

"Whoa! That's thing's beyond extremely fast." Quatre said, very surprised.

"You haven't seen the half of it." the pilot said, pulling out the dober gun. He fired and badly damaged some of the Gundams. "At this rate Ash won't have been the only pilot to die here." he said.

"How dare you!!!" Zaveko, Ky, and Sabrina shouted, attacking at once. He just flew away and then damaged the three suits with the T-IV's saber.

"You aren't worthy of my name." Zechs said, trying to attack the Tallgeese IV with the Tallgeese 3.

"Go home, ancient pilot." he said, beating up the Tallgeese and then tossing it aside. "Pity. I wanted to face a pilot at my level." he said, noticing all of his opponents were down for the count.

"You may still get that chance!" Jheta yelled as the Redthunder Assassin appeared.

"Come on, then. Show me what you've got!" the pilot said. Jheta came at the T-IV but it dashed away and blasted Redthunder in the back.

"Cheap shot!" Jheta yelled.

"All's fair in love and war, and this certainly is war." the pilot said.

"Man that guy's arrogance is getting on my nerves." Duo said.

"I'll show you what I'm made of!" Jheta yelled, activating his Gundam's glaive.

"You're on!" he said, activating the saber. The two began to fight and neither could get a hit on the other.

"You're good. You remind me of my latest rival." Jheta said.

"I am far, far better than him." he said, driving his saber into the Redthunder Assassin.

"NO! I won't lose to one of Treize's soldiers!" Jheta said. He bailed out and self detonated his Gundam. Both suits blew sky high. "I'm sorry, Redthunder." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Tallgeese IV
ID#: OZ-00MS3
Pilots: Ash Ketchum, Treize Kushrenada, Mariemeia Barton
Data: Yet another Tallgeese remake that is super powerful. It is very dangerous in the wrong hands. Thankfully it becomes one of the good guy's Mobile Suits.
Stats
Fighting: 190
Weapons: 175
Speed: 200
Power: 170
Armor: 150
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Shield x1
Heat Rod x1
Dober Gun x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

Today's update, part 2:

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It is approaching New Year's and things are not looking good.

Ash is dead and a new pilot has appeared to cause some serious trouble.

"I'll show you what I'm made of!" Jheta yelled, activating his Gundam's glaive.

"You're on!" he said, activating the saber. The two began to fight and neither could get a hit on the other.

"You're good. You remind me of my latest rival." Jheta said.

"I am far, far better than him." he said, driving his saber into the Redthunder Assassin.

"NO! I won't lose to one of Treize's soldiers!" Jheta said. He bailed out and self detonated his Gundam. Both suits blew sky high. "I'm sorry, Redthunder." he said.

Has Jheta finished this mysterious pilot, even at the cost of his Gundam? Also just who is the mysterious pilot? The answers are coming soon.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 23: Target Identified

"That should have finished him. Huh? No!" Jheta said, looking at the remains of the two suits. He was surprised, once the smoke and dust cleared, to see mysterious pilot standing before him without a scratch on him.

"I've studied the 'art' of self detonation. I know when and how to escape to avoid being noticed. Well, until next time pilots!" he said, running away.

"Wait! Stop!" Jheta yelled.

"Damn it, who was he!?" Wufei asked.

"I don't know, but he owes me a Gundam." Jheta said.

Back at OZ HQ, the pilot was returning.

"Where's the Tallgeese IV?" Treize asked.

"Scrap metal. One of the pilots self detonated and took it with." he said.

"That's okay. We can make another one. Go and rest. You've earned it." Treize said.

"Thank you, sir." he said. He went to his quarters and stared at a mirror. He removed his helmet. "Wh...who am I? Why did those Mobile Suits I fought seem more familiar than they should be?" he asked.

Meanwhile Zaveko was returning to his hangar.

"I wonder who the hell that was. He's very dangerous." he said. He leapt from his Gundam. "I need to get rid of some stress. Maybe I'll go for a walk." he said. He walked around the neighborhood, thinking. He then found a house next to an area that looked like a bomb went off. The house was seemingly abandoned and undamaged. "Ash's house? It must be. I guess Sabrina didn't want to return after all. I wouldn't blame her." he said. He went over to the front door, picked the lock, not wanting any trouble, and went inside. He wandered around the dark house and eventually found some plans on a table. "Hm? What's this? Tallgeese X2 Custom? Wait. These are his plans for my Gundam's upgrade. Well, to honor him, I'll make good use of these." he said. He left, locking the door, and returned to his hangar, where Kamiko was waiting. "Here. These should work." he said.

"What?" she asked. Zaveko handed her the plans.

"Plans for X. Ash had them." he said. A couple of hours later...

"There. Tallgeese X3 is ready." Kamiko said.

"Thanks Kamiko." he said.

"Now how about paying me for once." she said.

"Alright." he said, giving her $50.

"I expected a whole lot more." Kamiko said.

"I'll get you the rest later." Zaveko said. She left and he looked at his new Gundam. "Heh. Well I have to admit that even though he's dead, Ash is helping me out a lot." Zaveko said.

A couple of days later, the pilot looked at a completely rebuilt Tallgeese IV.

"It's strong, but I think it could do more damage as a Mobile Doll programmed with my battle data." he said.

"A good idea. I've heard that one of the pilots is still without his Gundam. You can fight him on the ground with others face off with Tallgeese." Treize said.

"I would appreciate it if you joined me in battle. It would be an honor." he said.

"Perhaps. We'll see." Treize said.

That next day...

"He's back!?" Jheta asked while talking to Duo.

"Yeah. He wants another battle. He wants you there especially." Duo said.

"But Redthunder's not done yet!" Jheta said.

"I don't think he'll buy that." Duo said.

On a different battlefield than last time, the Tallgeese IV was waiting.

"Ah, my foes. This time you will fall." the pilot said.

"What about me?" Jheta asked.

"I'll get you personally. My machine has its orders." the pilot said, leaping from the T-IV as it activated.

"Orders? Damn it! It's been reprogammed into a Mobile Doll!" Noin said, realizing what he meant.

"Ready, Jheta Lahn?" the pilot asked, pulling out a beamsaber.

"I'm ready." Jheta said, pulling out his beam glaive. A huge battle started. The Gundams were just barely hanging on and Jheta was having a hard time.

"We need to use the Zero System at a higher potential." Heero said.

"Are you crazy!? It'll kill us!" Duo yelled.

"I don't believe so. Ash would never build anything that would hurt us." Quatre said, trusting in his friend.

"Okay..." Duo said. The Gundams were able to fight back now, except for Sabrina, Ky, Une, and Noin who didn't have the Zero System in their suits. However the soldier was wearing Jheta down while he wasn't even breaking a sweat.

"Damn. This guy's too good." Jheta said.

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"Are you ready to give up?" the soldier asked.

"Never!" Jheta shouted, trying to impale his opponent with his glaive. He missed, though.

"Need a little help?" a familiar voice asked.

"Master Treize. Right on time." the soldier said.

"Treize!?" Lady Une said.

"He's the one who has been sending out the Mobile Dolls. He's partly responsible for Ash's death." Sabrina said.

"Uh oh. Taking him on was bad enough. I don't think I can take two opponents now." Jheta said. Treize pulled out a saber of his own and joined the fight. Despite his combat ability, he could barely handle the two.

"Hey you! Listen! Treize is a murderer!" Sabrina yelled to the soldier.

"Huh? That voice... Aah!" he said, collapsing to his knees screaming. "These pictures... What are they!?" he said.

"Damn it! The Zero System in his helmet has overridden the mind control circuitry and is repairing his mind!" Treize said.

"Huh?" Jheta said. Just then the soldier got up and started to fight not only Jheta, but Treize as well!

"What the hell are you doing!?" Treize yelled.

"I'm doing what I think is right." he said. He then kicked Treize in the stomach and sliced Jheta's glaive apart. After that he deactivated the saber and pulled out his pistol, which he aimed at Treize. "This is for the suffering." he said, shooting Treize in the arm a few times and then got Jheta in the legs. He ran away, tearing off his jacket and throwing his helmet away.

"What the!?" Zaveko said.

"What's wrong?" Quatre asked.

"That soldier... He looked like Ash!" Zaveko said.

"It couldn't have been." Duo said, finishing a badly damaged Tallgeese IV.

"Do you think we should follow him?" Trowa asked.

"No. He's not a problem anymore." Heero said.

Meanwhile a figure stumbled towards familiar terrain. He got to a blocked door.

"The answer lies inside. I know it." he said. He pulled out a beamsaber and started slashing at the debris.

Back at the battlefield...

"(He looked just like him... He couldn't have been.)" Zaveko thought. "Something's up." he said. He flew off. "Maybe I could find something at Ash's lab. Then again, there's nothing left of it." he said to himself. Just then he picked up a reading from near the lab. It was human. "I've got to check this out." he said. He got to the lab and saw the soldier hacking at the debris. He jumped out of his Gundam and pulled out his kodachi. "Hey! You're that pilot! I cannot allow you to desecrate my friend's lab." he said. The soldier took notice and got into a fighting stance. Zaveko couldn't see his opponents face because it was dark and beamsabers weren't great sources of light. The two of them began fighting. However the soldier blocked all of Zaveko's attacks. "Grr... Revered Blade!" he shouted. He sliced at the warrior's feet and then slashed upwards, just cutting his hair a bit. Zaveko was close enough to see who his opponent was. He was in shock. "N...no way! You're...Ash! But...you can't be!" he said. "Wait. Your eyes are different. You aren't the Ash who once was. Therefore I'll have to destroy you to end your suffering. I'm sorry." he said.

"(Hm... Why is he calling me that dead pilot?)" the soldier, now identified as Ash, thought. Zaveko flipped back and prepared to use his best move.

"Omega Cutter!" he yelled. Zaveko slashed at Ash's stomach, then chest, then chin. All blocked. Then he quickly slashed Ash's right leg. The clang of metal hitting metal was all that resulted "S***. You have to be Ash. No one else I know could block that technique. I guess you have some answers to find. I won't tell anyone you're alive since you're in such a confused state. Later." he said, getting into his Gundam and flying away.

"That name... It's so familiar..." Ash said. He restarted his assault on the debris and got to the door, which he slashed open. "The answers...are inside." he said. He was suffering from severe fatigue. Any normal human would have died from such exertion. He made his way through the damaged lab until he came across a dark red and black Mobile Suit. "My goal... My Gundam... Epyon..." he said before passing out.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Tallgeese X3
ID#: DK-00XMS3
Pilot: Zaveko Kampfer
Data: An upgrade of the Gundam that uses parts of Ash's upgrade plans and others done by Kamiko. Appearance-wise and weapons-wise, it's pretty much the same. It's stats, however, are much better.
Stats
Fighting: 190
Weapons: 190
Speed: 200
Power: 185
Armor: 160
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Katana x2
Thermal Cannon x1
Planet Defensors x5
Particle Beam Cannon x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 3 of today's updates:

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"I've got to check this out." Zaveko said. He got to the lab and saw the soldier hacking at the debris. He jumped out of his Gundam and pulled out his kodachi. "Hey! You're that pilot! I cannot allow you to desecrate my friend's lab." he said. The soldier took notice and got into a fighting stance.

Zaveko has found the unknown pilot and fought him. However during the struggle, he made an amazing discovery.

"Grr... Revered Blade!" he shouted. He sliced at the warrior's feet and then slashed upwards, just cutting his hair a bit. Zaveko was close enough to see who his opponent was. He was in shock. "N...no way! You're...Ash! But...you can't be!" he said.

It seems as if Ash has been found, but he's in a very confused state. However there is something that will calm his mind.

"My goal... My Gundam... Epyon..." he said before passing out.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 24: The Return of Epyon

Ky was on the roof of the school, looking out at the city.

"Fools, all of them. Why must they continue on like this? Wars aren't helping." she said. She sat down and curled up. She grabbed a container of sugar cubes and a canteen of coffee from her bag. She was dangerously low on energy and sugar and caffiene lasted the longest in her system. "All it would take to some debris from a battle to damage or destroy, injure or kill." she said. She got up and hopped from the roof, stumbling a little when she got to the ground. "Why me? Why do I have to suffer like this?" she said to herself.

Meanwhile Jheta was walking home after talking with the other pilots. He passed Ash's place and noticed that the lab door was slashed open. He went inside and saw the mysterious pilot on the floor.

"Hm? It's him." he said. He walked over and looked at his face. "No way! Th...that's Ash!" he said, shocked. Ash then awoke. "(His eyes...they're different.)" he thought. Ash got up and looked right at Jheta. He pulled out his saber and charged at the surprised pilot. "There's the Ash I know...I think." Jheta said, pulling out his glaive. The two started a fierce battle where they eventually wound up ditching their weapons and going at it like true fighters. "Take this!" Jheta yelled, kicking Ash in the stomach.

"I'll kill you, Jheta!" Ash yelled, giving Jheta a punch that sent him flying into a nearby wall.

"(He could never do that before...)" Jheta thought. He spit some blood from his mouth and then gave Ash a roundhouse kick to the head that left him very dazed and seriously hurting. Just then some MS engines were heard in the distance. Jheta dashed outside; saw a massive army of Leos, Tauruses, Virgos, Virgo IIs, and Serpent Mobile Dolls; and then went dashing off to get his rebuilt Redthunder Assassin.

"...He's good..." Ash muttered, coughing up some blood from some earlier hits.

Jheta went into battle against the Dolls and did fairly well until some more appeared from no where and blasted him. Some advancing got sliced apart as the Aquila arrived.

"Thanks for the help, Ky." Jheta said.

"It looked like you needed it." Ky said. Just then a particle beam blast took out some more. The Tallgeese X3 appeared.

"Zaveko!? What are you doing here?" Jheta asked.

"Helping you, what does it look like? I need to vent some fury on these tin cans for what Treize did to Ash." he said. In time, all of the pilots were there. However they were barely coping with the onslaught of Mobile Dolls.

"Man, I wish Ash were still around. He'd turn all of these things into scrap metal." Duo said.

"Well we have to handle things without him now." Zechs said.

"(Ash, if you're near, please help us.)" Sabrina thought.

Meanwhile Ash was back on his feet again. He just managed to climb up to Epyon Custom's cockpit. He activated its systems and got ready to go. The Zero System kicked in and repaired his mind as best it could.

"I remember... I remember it all." he said. The violet-colored eyes of Zechs Merquise II slowly faded back to the bright green eyes of Ash Ketchum. "Now to help my friends." he said.

Back on the battlefield, things were not going well.

"Man, this is getting serious." Duo said. Just then some blasts took out some of the Mobile Dolls.

"Where the hell did that come from!?" Ky asked. All of them were surprised. A dragon-like mech appeared on the battlefield and blew away some more dolls.

"That thing looks vaguely familiar." Trowa said. The machine's claws retracted into the base, which folded out to become a pair of humanoid legs. One of the heads spun back and the tail attached to it. The two heads and necks then moved to the machine's side and hands appeared in the mouths, forming humanoid arms. A head appeared as a very familiar Mobile Suit landed.

"I...I don't believe it!" Ky said.

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"That Mobile Suit... It can't be!" Quatre said, shocked.

"It...it's Epyon Custom!" Sabrina said. Everyone was shocked.

"Ash Ketchum is back in action! Miss me, guys?" he said.

"Ash!" Sabrina said.

"The greetings will have to wait. We must destroy all of OZ, Treize included." Ash said.

"You mean it still exists!?" Zechs asked.

"Yes, and we must still continue to fight them." he said. He pulled out Epyon's beam sword, now cordless, and sliced a few Dolls apart. He then trashed a few more with the heat rod.

"Very impressive! Now that is the Gundam you deserve." Zaveko said.

"Watch this." Ash said. He pulled a dober gun from Epyon's back and blew away a few Dolls. Then the right hand disappeared and a cannon replaced it. A concentrated burst of flames fired from it, trashing some more dolls. "Like the flame cannons?" Ash asked. (Note: The dober gun on Epyon Custom is a lot shorter than that of the Tallgeese. The heat rod attaches to it in dragon mode.)

"Not bad. However I think you've been playing too many video games." Duo said. The others joined Ash in fighting and eventually they took care of the Mobile Dolls.

"Perfect." Ash said, smiling.

"I'm glad you're still alive." Sabrina said.

"So am I." Ash said, leaping from Epyon. The rest leapt from their Gundams and met the returning pilot on the ground.

"We missed you, man." Duo said.

"I missed you guys too...that is, when I remembered who you were. Sorry about all the damage I caused." Ash said.

"What do you mean?" Quatre asked.

"When that soldier took off after the last battle, I followed him and discovered that he was Ash. Treize must have done one hell of a good brainwashing job on him." Zaveko said.

"He did. In fact, that's how I lost my memories in the first place..." Ash said, remembering what happened when he came to Earth.

"What the!? Someone's shooting at us!" the shuttle pilot said. It crashed on Earth, though thankfully no one was seriously hurt. Ash stumbled out of the damaged ship.

"Man, that was one bad ride. I wonder who was shooting at us." he said. Just then he saw Treize and Lady Une, though she looked somewhat different.

"You must be Ash Ketchum. We had heard that you would be coming." Treize said.

"Did my parents send for you? I'm not going back to the colonies!" Ash said.

"No. Call us recruiters for the Organization of the Zodiac." Lady Une said.

"OZ!? I've heard of you." Ash said. He tried running but was jumped by some OZ soldiers who knocked him out and took him away. At a lab, he was partially programmed into a soldier, though left with some past memories.

"He'll be a fine warrior." Treize said.

"Shall we send him to Lake Victoria?" Lady Une asked.

"Yes. A lot of our greatest soldiers have been trained by Noin." Treize said.

"Well I'm glad to see you're still in one piece." Sabrina said, hugging Ash. She then moved away from him with a startled expression on her face. "Your arm...it's cold." she said, nervously.

"Yeah. When Wing was destroyed, I lost my left arm and part of my right leg. Treize replaced them and added bits of circuitry all over my body to equalize my strength. Don't worry. It's barely noticeable." Ash said.

"Oh." Sabrina said. Ash turned to Jheta.

"I guess that's why I sent you into the wall with that punch." he said.

"I was wondering about that." Jheta said.

"That's probably why I couldn't beat you outside the lab either." Zaveko said.

"Probably. Speaking of that place, we've got a lot of work to do to repair that place." Ash said.

"Perhaps, but you still owe me a battle. An undisturbed battle." Jheta said, getting into Redthunder and flying away.

"Same old Jheta." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Epyon Custom
ID#: XXXG-13MS2
Pilot: Ash Ketchum
Data: A remake of Wing Zero's rival. Ash went all out on the design of this Gundam, even down to adding long-range weapons!
Stats
Fighting: 165
Weapons: 160
Speed: 180
Power: 160
Armor: 150
Armament
Beam Sword x1
Heat Rod x1
Dober Gun x1
Flame Cannon x1 (on right arm)

[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 4 of today's updates:

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"That Mobile Suit... It can't be!" Quatre said, shocked.

"It...it's Epyon Custom!" Sabrina said. Everyone was shocked.

"Ash Ketchum is back in action! Miss me, guys?" he said.

"Ash!" Sabrina said.

"The greetings will have to wait. We must destroy all of OZ, Treize included." Ash said.

"You mean it still exists!?" Zechs asked.

"Yes, and we must still continue to fight them." he said.

Ash Ketchum has once again returned to help his friends, seemingly returning from the dead. He has also brought the news that their old enemies, OZ, still exist. However the pilots are more interested in Ash's return.

"I'm glad you're still alive." Sabrina said.

"So am I." Ash said, leaping from Epyon. The rest leapt from their Gundams and met the returning pilot on the ground.

"We missed you, man." Duo said.

"I missed you guys too...that is, when I remembered who you were. Sorry about all the damage I caused." Ash said.

"What do you mean?" Quatre asked.

"When that soldier took off after the last battle, I followed him and discovered that he was Ash. Treize must have done one hell of a good brainwashing job on him." Zaveko said.

It is January, AC198. The dawning of a new era. Their battles from here on out will be very intense.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 25: Ketchum Family Secrets Revealed

Jon manuevered a space craft containing his Gundam into the hangar bay of Colony L1-X02694. This was the colony the Ketchum Family was in control of.

"(Man, I am going to hate myself for this.)" he thought. It was a few days later. Jon had left after Ash's apparent demise to tell Jenna about the bad news. "(Too bad I have to give him back to Jenna now. I'm going to miss my old friend.)" he thought. As the ship settled in, the com. system kicked in. "This is the craft Wolf's Bane here. What's up?" he said.

"This is tower control. We're going to have to search your craft." a man said. Jon frowned.

"What do you mean 'search'? Last time I was here, there weren't any searches." he said.

"Sorry, but we're under new management." the man said.

"What new management?" Jon asked.

"I'm not at liberty to say." he said.

"F***." Jon cursed under his breath. "(It looks like I may have one more fight in Lupus to go.)" he thought.

"Will you comply?" the man asked. Jon slipped into his Gundam and disengaged the restraints. He then activated the Lupus.

"Ready when you are." Jon said over the com. system. He opened the hatch and Lupus flew right out into the colony. The OZ soldiers outside were too surprised to attack. However some Tauruses and Virgo II Dolls followed him. Jon flew to a less populated area and opened fire on the machines following close behind. After a while, however, he was out of ammo. He pulled out his Gundam's katana when some Dolls were taken out. A strange Altron/Deathscythe Hell hybrid appeared.

"Hey bro. Long time, no see." a voice said.

"Brother!?" Jon asked, surprised.

"In the metal." his brother said, slicing up some Mobile Dolls with a beamscythe.

"Hey! How could you start the party without me?" another voice said. Another Suit that looked like the Wing Zero appeared and opened fire on the Mobile Dolls.

"Well well. It's been too long, Jenna." Jon said.

"Nice to see you here. We can use all the help we can get." Jenna said. She pulled out her Gundam's beamsaber and started slicing up Mobile Dolls. The three soon finished off the mechas and met on the ground. Jon hugged his brother.

"What are you doing here, little brother?" Jon asked.

"I was visiting with my Gundam when I heard of Jenna's problems." he said.

"And what a help he's been. Now Jon, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be watching Ash." she said.

"Well I don't know how to tell you this, but there was this huge battle. It started as Ash against this guy named Jheta. However a Triad as well as Mobile Dolls interfered and the other pilots were called in as back-up. In the end, one of the pilots turned his Gundam into a particle beam cannon and aimed at Jheta. However Jheta then grabbed one of the other Gundams as either defense or a hostage. Ash dove in the way and his Gundam was totalled. He's gone, Jenna, and there was nothing I could do." Jon said. Jenna had a confused look on her face.

"But how could he be dead? He just sent me an email yesterday." she said.

"He's alive!?!?!?" Jon shouted, very surprised.

"Yeah. He's a bit worse for wear, but he's alright." she said.

"Good God, can nothing kill him?" Jon asked, still surprised. Jenna smiled and slapped Jon on the back.

"We Ketchums are hard to kill. Now how about sticking around and helping out since you're up here.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Zaveko was doing some training.

"Omega Cutter!" he shouted, decimating a tree. "(How could Ash stop my best attack? I must train harder. Ash, I'll kick your a** someday.)" he thought.

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It was a nice Saturday morning. Ash's lab was almost rebuilt.

"(It feels so nice to be myself again.)" he thought. "Not bad. This place not only has its original functions, but there's a bit of a medical setup here too. It's more like first-aid, but it's useful." he said as he looked around. After things were finished, the others left.

"See you later, Ash. Don't blow the place up again." Duo said as he left.

"I'll try not to." Ash said. He and Sabrina were alone now.

"It's nice that you have your memories back. I don't think either of us would have liked it otherwise." she said.

"Yeah. And you know something, that Tallgeese IV was a nice Mobile Suit. Too bad it belongs to our enemies." he said.

"But...how did you survive Wing's destruction? There was practically nothing left intact." she said.

"It takes a lot to kill those in my family." he said.

"I guess that's why Heero and Quatre have endured so much." she said.

"What do you mean?" Ash asked.

"I did a little bit of checking on your family. Know anything about your Aunt Akira?" she said.

"Not much. She died when I was about a year old. Right after having a child, too." he said.

"Yeah. She had a child, but the Alliance attacked the colony and trashed the hospital she was at accidentally. The child survived, but she didn't. That child is Heero Yuy." she said.

"What!? I don't believe it." he said.

"There's more. You know the Ketchums are great with genetics and that the Winners went to them." she said.

"Yeah. The Ketchums and Winners are pretty close." he said.

"They're closer than you think. You know it took a few women for Mr. Winner to have all of those kids, even if they weren't created naturally." she said.

"Obviously. 30 kids is impossible to pull off otherwise." Ash said, laughing a bit.

"Well the one who had the last three of the 30 was your Aunt Jenna." she said.

"WHAT!?!?!?" Ash shouted, surprised. "Wait a moment. Wasn't Quatre a 'normal' baby?" he said, curious.

"Yeah. Well Mr. Winner was kind of fascinated by your aunt's nature. She was then kind of like you are now." she said.

"You mean indestructible?" Ash joked.

"Very funny. I mean she was a very independent person. She wouldn't really listen to anyone. In fact she decided to do the experiment against practically everyone's will." she said.

"So what does that have to do with Quatre?" he asked.

"Well she volunteered to have two kids, the night or so before she and Mr. Winner..." Sabrina said, trying to avoid finishing the sentence.

"Huh!? Why that sicko! She couldn't have been more than 15 then!" he shouted.

"Yeah, well she went through the whole thing and had two of their many test-tube girls. Then, to even her surprise, she had Quatre. She ran away to avoid scandal after that, but she did return a couple of years later." she said.

"How did you find out all this stuff?" Ash asked.

"I asked the family and checked the computer databases." she said.

"Since when did you get access to those!? Anything in there is for Ketchum eyes only!" he said.

"That's sort of the original reason I came down to Earth. Your family was a bit worried about what might happen someday when you get married and have kids." she said.

"Why on Earth would they worry about that?" he asked.

"Your strange biology. Despite all that afflicts you, you turned out so perfect. And even before you were altered by Treize, you had great strength and unbelieveable endurance. All of that combined...seems almost inhuman." she said.

"I'll give them that, but wouldn't they be pleased to have such an interesting son? What are they doing up there, anyway?" he asked.

"Well they weren't sure what to expect so they fell back on their genetics." she said, now getting nervous.

"And they aren't even consulting me on this? Just what the hell are they doing!?" he said, now getting angry at his family.

"Uh...I'm not sure how you'll react to this. I...volunteered for the experiment." she said, very nervously.

"Huh?" Ash said. Just then it clicked. "You mean you're..." he said, shocked.

"Yes. Listen, Ash, I love you more than anyone. I couldn't stand it if anyone else had anything to do with you. I want to be the only person for you." she said, looking into Ash's eyes.

"I understand." he said. The two hugged each other. "Hey Sabrina, I was thinking. How about the two of us be together...forever?" he said.

"Does that mean what I think it means?" she asked, happily.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Wing Gundam Zero X
ID#: KF-00W0X
Pilot: Jenna Ketchum
Data: Another Mobile Suit designed by Jenna and manufactured by the Ketchum family. It's about the same as Wing Zero, with the power about that of Wing Zero Custom. As for looks, it strongly resembles Wing Zero except its wings are silver and more like those of Wing Zero Custom and the chest crystal and eyes are red instead of green.
Stats
Fighting: 155
Weapons: 150
Speed: 165
Power: 155
Armor: 155
Armament
Vulcans x2
Buster Shield x1
Beamsaber x1
Dual-barreled Buster Rifle x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the end of today's fun...

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"Listen, Ash, I love you more than anyone. I couldn't stand it if anyone else had anything to do with you. I want to be the only person for you." she said, looking into Ash's eyes.

"I understand." he said. The two hugged each other. "Hey Sabrina, I was thinking. How about the two of us be together...forever?" he said.

"Does that mean what I think it means?" she asked, happily.

It seems that Ash and Sabrina have devoloped a much deeper relationship than they previously had. However will things go well for them or is hardship ahead?

Things are slipping out of hand. Soon the pilots will learn some interesting secrets. Some of them will affect one pilot greatly.

What does the future hold for the young pilots?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 26: Secret Projects

"It does, my dear. To tell the truth, I've always had some pretty deep feelings for you." Ash said.

"Well let's not let the others in on this or anything that I've told you. They're probably better off not knowing." Sabrina said.

"Agreed, but we will have to tell them eventually." Ash said.

"But that day won't be for a while..." she said, gazing into his eyes.

That next day...

"Maybe now we can have a relatively normal school year." Zaveko said. He walked into Info Tech class, ignoring the looks of his classmates. Noin just ignored him. Zaveko went over to his computer and entered the school database. "Let's see what I can dig up on Treize." he said to himself as he did a little snooping. He found nothing confidential, but did notice that some files had the OZ symbol on the bottom of them. He clicked on the symbol and a new folder opened. "What the hell?" He entered a private channel and slipped on a pair of headphones so no one knew what he was up to. He opened a file titled 'treizeclone.wav' and played it.

"We have managed to clone Master Treize, but we failed to replicate his personality. It's the same Treize, but he is not the same honorable leader of OZ that once was. His mind is bent, to say the least. He is a sadistic villain hiding in an honoarble warrior's body." a man on the file said.

"Hm... Interesting." Zaveko said to himself. He continued and found a file marked 'ozrevival.txt'. He tried to open it but came across a password entry window. Zaveko pulled out a disk, put it in the computer, and entered the network. "Search password: 'ozrevival.txt'." he said as he typed. The disk did its work and Zaveko had the password. "Noype? Weird." he said. He was about to enter the password when the PA system activated.

"Attention students and faculty. Please evacuate the building. There has been a bomb threat." Treize said. The fire alarm then went off.

"S***! I've been busted!" Zaveko said to himself.

Meanwhile Ash was practically running from the school with his hands over his ears. The shrill shriek of the alarms was enough to send chills down anyone's spines. However Ash's acute hearing was very sensitive to it. It actually hurt him to listen to them. He eventually found Sabrina and went over to her.

"Hey Sabrina. What's this about a bomb threat?" Ash said.

"No clue." she said. Zaveko then ran over to them.

"Guys, I think I'm in trouble." he said.

"Why?" Sabrina asked.

"I was doing a little hacking and found out that the Treize here isn't the same Treize from a couple of years ago. However I think I've been busted." he said. Ash picked Zaveko up by the collar.

"You made me suffer that f***ing alarm for that!? Why couldn't you have waited until later?" Ash yelled, throwing Zaveko to the ground.

"Take it easy, Ash." Sabrina said, trying to avoid an unnecessary incident.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens." Ash said.

Later on, Ash was preparing plans for some secret projects.

"Let's see. Some of these shouldn't be so hard. That Mobile Suit, though... That will be hard to pull off." he said. He set a graphics program to simulate what the MS he had planned would be like. It had Wing Gundam's head and wings, Deathscythe's legs, Heavyarms's body, Sandrock's shoulder armor, and Shenlong's arms.

"Interesting suit." Sabrina said, looking at the picture.

"Yeah. That will be fun to build. It'll probably be the strongest Mobile Suit in existence." he said.

"Well take it easy. I think you're overworking yourself with these things." she said.

"I don't think so. In any case, the sooner I get these done, the sooner we should beat OZ." he said.

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Ash saved his work as Sabrina left and decided to take a little nap.

"Maybe Sabrina was right. Maybe I am overdoing it a little." he said. He layed on the bed in the lab and dozed off. When he awoke, he saw Sabrina looking for something in the lab with a somewhat panicked look on her face. "What's wrong?" he asked, remembering her condition.

"Nothing...I hope." she said. She found a small container with some pills in it and took a couple, but not before letting out a small cry of pain. She breathed a sigh of relief once she did take them.

"What was all that about?" Ash asked.

"Every once in a great while I feel like I'm going into labor. That's been the only real drawback in this little experiment. Mood swings, morning sickness, and cravings, as you've seen, have been pretty much nonexistant for me. That medication keeps me from delivering early. They kick in very quickly so I know I'm okay once I take them." she said.

"I see. Um, just how far along are you, anyway?" he said.

"Believe it or not, seven months." she said.

"What!? You seriously don't look it." he said. In fact, she didn't even look like she was expecting at all let alone 7 months along.

"I know. It's very strange. I've had check-ups back on the colony and this child is growing normally, but for some reason I'm not. I guess I just got lucky." she said.

"I guess. However I really want to beat up my parents now." Ash said.

"Come on. They meant well." Sabrina said.

"Yeah, they did. First they try to keep me on that colony for the rest of my life. Then when I escape, they send someone down to spy on me. Now I hear about what they've done to you. That's real nice." he said with heavy sarcasm.

"Uh, Ash?" she said.

"What?" he asked.

"You looked like you were about to snap again." she said.

"Sorry." he said.

"It's okay. I think you've just taken in a little too much information than you could handle under such interesting times." she said.

"I think so too." he said.

The next morning, very early, Ky was once again on the roof of the school. She was having trouble keeping her energy up. She just couldn't take it all anymore.

"Why? Why do I have to put up with this?" she asked. She felt her energy drop and her hands began to shake. She took some sugar cubes and coffee and waited for it to go back up. She layed down and curled up as her body was flooded with pain. She tried to scream, but the pain was just too great. She just layed there, sobbing.

Meanwhile Zaveko was nearby, trashing another tree while practicing his attacks. He then heard something. It was faint, but something. He looked around and saw nothing. He then heard the sound coming from the roof. He leapt up and found Ky. Her sobbing was what he heard.

"Hey Ky... What's going on?" he asked. He got no answer from the crying and trembling young woman. Zaveko was stumped as to what to do. He couldn't leap off the roof with Ky. However he then saw Quatre on the ground. "Hey Quatre! Up here!" he yelled. Quatre didn't notice. Zaveko then threw his kodachi at Quatre's feet, missing intentionally. He looked up. "Hey! Get some rope or something! Ky's having some sort of attack!" he yelled. Quatre got a rope and threw it up to Zaveko. Zaveko then tied one end to Ky and another to a nearby chimney. He lowered Ky down to Quatre. He then undid the rope from his end and leapt down where he untied Ky. "Take her somewhere where she can be looked after." he said. He ran off as Quatre ran to the nearest hospital with an almost passed out Ky.

Some time after that, Ash and Sabrina arrived. Ash noticed another tree demolished.

"Man, just what is Zaveko doing?" Ash asked. Quatre came running back.

"Whoa. You're usually here at the same time as us, if not beforehand." Sabrina said.

"I was, but I ran into Zaveko and Ky. Ky's hurt." he said.

"She is?" Ash asked.

"Yeah. Zaveko ran off afterward and I was stuck having to carry her to a hospital." he said.

"Strange..." Sabrina said.

"Yeah. You'd think he'd want to help her more." Quatre said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun tomorrow. Stay tuned.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And here comes the third day of massive updates:

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"Let's see what I can dig up on Treize." Zaveko said to himself as he did a little snooping. He found nothing confidential, but did notice that some files had the OZ symbol on the bottom of them. He clicked on the symbol and a new folder opened. "What the hell?" He entered a private channel and slipped on a pair of headphones so no one knew what he was up to. He opened a file titled 'treizeclone.wav' and played it.

"We have managed to clone Master Treize, but we failed to replicate his personality. It's the same Treize, but he is not the same honorable leader of OZ that once was. His mind is bent, to say the least. He is a sadistic villain hiding in an honoarble warrior's body." a man on the file said.

"Hm... Interesting." Zaveko said to himself.

It seems as if the Treize Kushrenada in charge of OZ now is not the same man as before. However there are more startling developments to come than this. Disturbing developments that might change the lives of at least one of the pilots forever.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 27: Revelations of OZ

Ash, Sabrina, and Quatre were talking when they noticed Jheta coming.

"This might not be a good place to be anymore." Ash said. The three retreated to the computer lab.

"Why are we here? Sabrina, do you know what he's up to?" Quatre asked.

"No idea." she said.

"I'm picking up where Zaveko left off. Treize isn't here yet so we should be safe. I wonder what got him so freaked out." Ash said. Duo and Heer had taught him quite a few hacking tricks over the last couple of years. Tricks which he never needed to use until now. As for Treize, he surprisingly didn't show up at the school until around 10 or 20 minutes before homeroom started. That was a while away. Ash found the .wav file and listened. Then he found the .txt file. "The password... What did Zaveko say it was? Noype, I think. Too easy." Ash said.

"Noype?" Quatre and Sabrina said, confused.

"Epyon spelled backwards. Treize created the original Epyon. I, of course, rebuilt it for better uses." Ash said. He found mostly design specs for some new Mobile Suits, Tallgeese IV included.

"This doesn't seem all that bad." Quatre said. Then Ash found something rather scary typed up.

"To make sure OZ succeeds, I must get help from a runaway soldier. He is the best pilot ever. With him, we'll be unstoppable." Ash said as he read. All three knew just who he meant. "However he will not be easily persuaded. He must be one of us one way or another." he continued.

"So Treize is pretty well bent on you being an OZ soldier." Quatre said.

"Yeah, I know. Hm? What's this?" Ash said. He seemed to have stumbled upon some of Treize's personal files.

"An e-diary?" Sabrina asked.

"I don't know." Ash said. He opened a file marked 'sabotage.wav'.

"My attempts to turn my perfect soldier to our side have so far failed. I have had some of my men hack into his computers and sabotage training simulations. Twice I have brainwashed him, and both times he got away. I have little choice now. He will be mine, or he will die." Treize said on the file.

"Oh no..." Ash said.

"He's really obsessed with you." Sabrina said.

"This is starting to get real scary." Quatre said.

"Yeah, it is. I hope this contains better news." Ash said, opening a .zip file. It contained a lot of image files. All of them were plans for every Mobile Suit and Gundam, from the Leo and Aries all the way to Epyon Custom and the Tallgeese IV. All three of them were shocked by this.

"Oh my God..." Sabrina said.

"But...how did they get these plans!?" Ash asked.

"Treize did say that he had people hack into your computer. They probably found them." Quatre said.

"At least he didn't snag one of my secret plans. We'd be in some seriously deep s*** if he found what I have in store for him." Ash said. Ash then opened a file marked 'AK-MD.wav'.

"From what I've seen, Ash Ketchum may very well be the ultimate Mobile Suit pilot. Soon I will implement a new setup on the Mobile Dolls. I have studied his battle data and techniques, which I will download into the Mobile Dolls. They will be far stronger than before." Treize said on the file.

"Damn it!" Ash cursed, pounding on the desk. "Damn that f***ing Treize!!" he yelled.

"I think we should leave. It's almost time for everyone else to show up and we don't need to be found out." Sabrina said.

"I guess." Ash said. He pulled some disks from his pocket and copied some of the more important data onto them. "The others would probably like to know about this." he said. When he finished, he shut the computer back down.

"You're not going to carry those around all day, are you?" Quatre asked.

"Of course not. I'll be back in a moment." Ash said. He pressed a button on his watch that zapped him to his lab. He put the disks in a safe place and then teleported back.

"Cool." Quatre and Sabrina said.

"It's just a little something I've been working on." Ash said. The three left the room and went to where they usually did before school.

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Later that week, Ash was called to Treize's office.

"I wonder if he knows what I've done. Just in case..." Ash said to himself, making sure he still had his beamsaber with him. He walked into the office, where Lady Une was also waiting.

"Hello, Ash." Treize said. Ash gave him a dirty look. "Okay, so you don't like me. However that's not why you're here." he said.

"We've been going over some of the students' records and found something interesting. It appears that with those high marks and those honors classes you take, you've got more than enough credit to graduate." Lady Une said.

"Really? I didn't think I was that good at my schoolwork." Ash said.

"You are. It looks like your summer vacation's been extended a few months." Treize said.

"(Perfect! Now I can plan your defeat.)" Ash thought as he said "Cool. This gives me a lot more free time to work on some of my personal projects."

"You mean like Epyon Custom? A fine machine, if I do say so myself." Treize said.

"Yeah. That sort of stuff." Ash said. He and Treize obviously knew that they were snooping on each other. "So when does my vacation start?" he asked.

"Go finish your Tactics class and give Noin this note. Afterward you can clean out your locker and that stuff. Then stop by to pick up your diploma." Lady Une said.

"Alright." Ash said. At the end of the day, once everything he needed to do was done, Ash left and the others were waiting in the parking lot. (Which, by the way, is across the street.)

"I heard you got out early." Duo said.

"Who told you?" Ash asked.

"I did. I figured maybe we could celebrate your good fortune later." Noin said.

"Whatever. But stop by anyway. I have something to show you." Ash said. He went over to a motorcycle and got on.

"Whoa. When did you get that?" Duo said.

"I got it a while ago. I just finished modifying it last night. Heh heh. This thing is really fast now. Cool ride, no?" Ash said. Sabrina got on behind him and both put on helmets. "See you later!" he yelled as they sped away.

Meanwhile Jheta was about to leave when he was called to the office.

"Ah, Jheta. I suppose you heard that Ash graduated early." Treize said.

"Yeah. I heard something like that." Jheta said.

"Well I was skimming through your records and the amount of credit you have here plus that from Militia...adds up to your graduation as well." he said.

"Really? Good. I have some stuff I need to work on and I could use the extra time." Jheta said.

"Like Redthunder Assassin?" Treize asked.

"Yeah." he said. Treize handed him a diploma and Jheta saluted him. He headed off to take care of some business. He then got on his own motorcycle and headed towards Ash's house.

"Jheta!?" Ash said, surprised when he saw who was at the door.

"I figured I'd stop over. It's the end of school for quite a while...for the both of us." he said.

"You too? How?" Ash asked.

"Like you, I got enough credit." Jheta said. He then noticed an active computer in the corner. "What are you up to, Ash?" he asked.

"That? Oh, nothing." Ash said. The computer had one of the disks from earlier in it. He didn't feel all that good about sharing this info with Jheta. Not yet, anyway.

"He's helping me access his family's computer database. There's a lot I want to learn as... Jheta, can you keep a secret?" Sabrina said.

"Yeah." Jheta said.

"Well the two of us are engaged." she said.

"Oh really? Congratulations." he said. He left and sped away.

"Nice cover, though we did blow that little secret." Ash said.

"I had to say something." she said. Ash looked out the door at the figure of Jheta quickly speeding away.

"One day, Jheta. One day...omae o korosu." he said. (Translation: I will kill you.)

TO BE CONTINUED...

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[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 2 of today's fun:

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Things are getting quite interesting as far as the war is concerned.

OZ has gone to great lengths to try to ensure their victory. They have even tried to obtain Gundam pilot Ash Kethcum, even by force. However now they are going for broke. If they can't win, they'll obliterate anything that stands in their way.

Also the Kya-Ro triad has apparently kept quiet. They have not done anything offensively since the attack that ended in Wing Gundam Custom's destruction.

However interesting times are here. Ash and Jheta have both graduated early, giving them a lot of time to plan and work. Little does anyone know the true danger lurking in the shadows.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 28: Discovery of Betrayal

Ash and Sabrina were looking over the contents of one of the disks. On it were plans for 5 new Mobile Suit models, all particularly interesting.

"So he's designing some new Mobile Suits to throw at us." Sabrina said.

"Well should he armor them with Gundanium, they could all be problems. Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius are probably going to be the most dangerous of the bunch. Scorpio and Sagitarius shouldn't be all that problematic, even if they are powerful." Ash said.

"I just hope we can take them." she said.

Later that week, Ky awoke in a hospital bed.

"Ugh... How did I get here?" she said. The nurse was somewhat shocked that she was awake.

"A young man brought you in. Now lie still." the nurse said.

"What happened?" Ky asked.

"That's exactly what I'd like to know. According to your CAT scan, every pain sense in your brain went off at once." the nurse said.

"Could some sort of remote do it?" Ky asked.

"I don't see how." the nurse said. (The nurse is a woman, fyi.)

"Well my brain isn't 100% organic. You should know that if you did a CAT scan." she said. "I guess my creators thought I've had it too easy." she said to herself. Just then the pain flared up again and she started screaming.

Early that next morning, Zaveko went to check up on Ky.

"You feel better?" he asked.

"Yeah, sort of. Do you know who brought me in?" she said.

"Quatre did, though I got you off the roof. And by the way, you dropped this on the roof." he said, handing Ky her wallet.

"Thanks." she said.

"Well I've got to go. Later." he said. He headed to school.

When he had a free period, he went to the computer lab and searched through the school network. However he noticed someone doing the same. He opened a com. channel with him.

"Hello, graduation boy." he typed. At the lab...

"Zaveko!? What are you... oops." Ash said, forgetting this was an on-line chat. "What are you doing, Zaveko?" he asked.

"The same thing you are: snooping." Zaveko said.

"Next time warn me so we don't run into each other like this anymore." he said/typed.

"I'll try." Zaveko said. Ash continued hacking and found a very strange message in the archives.

"What's this? 'Need 1kt of G. alloy for new breed of MD.'" he said as he read it. "(An abridged note. Let's see what this translates to...)" he thought. "It translates to... 'I need 1000 tons of Gundanium alloy for new breed of Mobile Dolls.' Damn it!" he said. "(With that much Gundanium, Treize could armor pretty much all of his army with it. But...where is he getting it from? The only two groups with access to that much Gundanium are the Winners and my own family. But...neither could be traitors, could they?)" he thought. He grabbed the phone.

"Hello?"

"Lady Une?" Ash said.

"Speaking." she said.

"It's Ash. I need all of the other pilots here after school. It's urgent." he said.

"Okay Ash. I'll tell them." she said. He hung up and leaned against a wall.

"S***. This is very distressing. How can I face the others if my family is allied with OZ? And...how can I face Quatre if it's the Winners that have betrayed us? Then again, the two of us aren't part of the whole. We're still going to fight OZ, no matter what." he said to himself. He sighed, wondering about things to come.

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All of the pilots were at Ash's lab for an important meeting, save the hospitalized Ky.

"So what's this all about?" Duo asked.

"Watch." Ash said. He put the disks in and the computer accessed some of the files. The others were pretty surprised.

"Whoa. Five new Mobile Suit models. That'll be fun." Zaveko said.

"There's more. And believe me, it isn't good." Ash said, punching up the note about Gundanium.

"That's a lot of metal." Trowa said.

"Oh there's worse." Sabrina said. Ash opened the file with the Gundams' blueprints on it.

"What the f***!? How the hell did Treize get his hands on those!?" Duo asked, shocked.

"My guess is that Treize hacked into my computer. I have quite a Mobile Suit database in there." Ash said.

"He'll be a problem with all that Gundanium." Heero said.

"Hang on a moment. There's more." Ash said, punching up the sound file about using his data in the Mobile Dolls.

"Great. He's going to be invincible." Duo said.

"Not if I can complete some of my projects." Ash said.

"What projects?" Noin asked.

"Well here's one of them." Ash said, punching up the blueprints on a familiar Mobile Suit. "Meet Wing Gundam Custom 2. I figured I should rebuild my fallen Gundam. These and some other plans, among them a mega-powerful Mobile Suit, Treize doesn't have." he continued.

"But how did Treize get all of that Gundanium?" Quatre asked.

"I was hoping that that question wouldn't come up. There are only two people in the galaxy with access to that much Gundanium: the Winners and the Ketchums. I'm afraid one of them is betraying us." Ash said.

"It couldn't be your family. They'd never do anything to harm you. It can't be my family either as we hate OZ as much as the rest of you." Quatre said.

"I know. We'll know eventually what's going on." Ash said. Just then his head felt like it was going to explode. "Oh no! Not again!" he screamed, collapsing in pain. A couple of them helped him to the bed.

"Can't you figure out how to get rid of those?" Duo asked.

"Just what causes those, anyway?" Noin asked.

"No one knows exactly for sure, but he does have a somewhat unstable mind. That could be it." Sabrina said. Ash's altered body seemed to make things worse. However he soon recovered.

"I guess...I should take it easy." he said, getting up.

"Maybe, but a couple of extra Gundams wouldn't hurt." Trowa said.

"Now I'm going to do something I ordinarily wouldn't do. Let's see... Colony L1-X02694..." he said, activating communications to outer space. A familiar face greeted them.

"Hey Ash. Long time, no see." Jon said.

"When did you leave? I thought you were still looking after me." Ash said.

"I left after Wing blew up. I thought you were dead." Jon said.

"Believe me, you weren't the only one." Sabrina said. Just then Jenna joined in.

"Hey Ash. How are things on Earth?" she said.

"Good. However if I come back, you guys are going to have to do a heck of a lot of explaining." Ash said.

"So Sabrina's told you a few things." Jenna said.

"A few things? She's told me everything, including the fact that I'm related to Heero and Quatre." he said, realizing far too late what he said.

"What!?" some of the others said.

"Looks like you've got to clean that one up." Jenna said, smiling. However she was worried that her own cover would be blown.

"Stay on a second. Heero, Quatre, we're cousins." Ash said.

"You sure about that?" Heero asked.

"Yes. Your mother, my aunt Akira, was killed shortly after you were born. And Quatre..." Ash said, looking at Jenna. She now had a look on her face as if to say 'Don't you dare!'. "You've always heard that your mother died when you were born. That's wrong. Jenna's your mother." he continued. The expressions on both of their faces was priceless.

"...Mother?" Quatre said, surprised.

"Ash, how could you!?" Jenna yelled.

"They had to know eventually. Now for the real reason I called..." Ash said.

"I knew there was more to this than to embarass me." Jenna muttered.

"I need you to send me a few tons of Gundanium. I'm going to whip up some Gundams that OZ won't soon forget." Ash said.

"Don't worry. You'll have it. And remind me to beat you up for all of that." Jenna said.

"Actually we're just about even." Ash said, grinning. Jenna hung up.

"You went to them for help even though they could be OZ's allies?" Duo asked.

"I had to. I'm almost out of Gundanium." Ash said.

"Any other secrets we should know about?" Zaveko asked.

"No, not really." Ash and Sabrina said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 3 of the fun:

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"But how did Treize get all of that Gundanium?" Quatre asked.

"I was hoping that that question wouldn't come up. There are only two people in the galaxy with access to that much Gundanium: the Winners and the Ketchums. I'm afraid one of them is betraying us." Ash said.

"It couldn't be your family. They'd never do anything to harm you. It can't be my family either as we hate OZ as much as the rest of you." Quatre said.

"I know. We'll know eventually what's going on." Ash said.

Times are tough. There is a traitor out there, somewhere. But who? Who is working secretly against the Gundam pilots.

For now the Gundam pilots are trying to occupy their time doing something to take their minds off these revelations a little. However it will take more than that to shake those thoughts from Ash's mind.

"S***. This is very distressing. How can I face the others if my family is allied with OZ? And...how can I face Quatre if it's the Winners that have betrayed us? Then again, the two of us aren't part of the whole. We're still going to fight OZ, no matter what." he said to himself. He sighed, wondering about things to come.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 29: Uneasy Times

"This has been an enlightening evening." Duo said. He got smacked in the face by Quatre and punched in the stomach by Heero.

"I guess we'll see you later." Noin said. They all left.

"Well that was fun." Sabrina said.

"I figured I'd get some of those secrets out of the way. It's not easy keeping such big things secret." Ash said.

"Well we've got a couple of months before the last one's out. However it probably wouldn't matter at that point because we'll be together." she said.

"True, very true." he said.

Meanwhile Zaveko has back at his hangar.

"1000 tons. That's a hell of a lot of metal. You could make a damn unstoppable army out of that." he said to himself. He pulled out his cell phone. "Kamiko, how much Gundanium do we have access to?" he asked.

"Barely any. The Dyu-Ki specializes in Luna Titanium and other titanium variants." she said.

"Hm... I've got a job for you. Snoop around the two largest Gundanium suppliers and see if they're trying to pull something behind our backs." he said.

"The Ketchum and Winner families? I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything." she said, hanging up. He put the phone away and looked at his Gundam.

"(Ash's brilliant plans mixed with Dyu-Ki power make the Tallgeese X3 very powerful. Even if Treize were to duplicate it, the clone would have nowhere near the true power X3 has.)" he thought. Just then he heard something. "Hm? Who's there?" he asked. He approached a pile of stuff with his kodachi ready. Behind the pile he found a german shepherd puppy. "Heh heh. Hey doggy. What on Earth are you doing here?" he said. He tried to grab the dog, but it leapt away and landed perfectly on its feet in an attack pose. "Smart dog." he said. He tried a slash and the dog dodged it, not like he wanted to hurt the dog anyway. "Wow. You're good." he said. The dog then ran up and bit him in the leg. "Damn it! That hurt." he said. He picked up the dog. "You might be useful afterall. I'll call you Oni." he said.

Back at the lab, Ash was doing a little more computer work. He got an email that creeped him out a little.

"Gundam pilot, we know you didn't die in our last encounter. We may be beaten, but we will return to destroy you, the other pilots, and that b****** from the Dyu-Ki." it read.

"Great. First I have a couple of psychos and an ancient organization breathing down my neck. Now I have to worry about these guys as well." he said to himself. He deleted the email and proceeded to hack into his own family's mainframe. "Perhaps there's something here of worth." he said. He poked around the place, trying to find something new. He eventually found a .wav file near the personal data section. "I wonder what this has to say." he said. He opened the file.

"This is an hour of uncertainty. We have no idea of what has become of our only son. His sole friend, a young woman named Sabrina, has told us that he fled to Earth. However the shuttle he was on crashed and we have no idea what has happened to him. I hope neither OZ, the Alliance, nor the Gundams have harmed him." his mother said on the file.

"They were actually worried about me? Hmph! I'm far more that just someone to carry on the family name. Like Aunt Jenna, I want to lead my own life and do something to help end these wars." he said. He still held rather bitter feelings toward his parents. He might have had everything he wanted in the past, but he was always looked upon as a child. That's the reason he as well as Sabrina ran away. "I guess I'll have to give them a bit of a progress report." he said.

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Ash started typing an email. This was the first time since he left that he contacted his parents.

"Dear mom and dad. My life on Earth has been nice, aside from a few nasty incidents. I've made quite a few nice friends and I'm engaged to be married. I believe you know my fianceé, Sabrina Tajiri. Yeah, she's here with me. Where do you think she went? She's told me everything about some of the secrets you've been hiding and what you've done to her. Why didn't you tell me about any of it? I have a right to know. Anyway Sabrina left for pretty much the same reason I did: to get away from your smothering. You really must stop treating me like a kid. I've actually graduated high school early and I'm looking for ways to defeat OZ, which does still exist. Don't worry. I'll be fine." he said as he typed. "P.S.: I have found out something unsettling. I hope it doesn't mean that you or the Winners are traitors." he added. He sent the email and resumed hacking into OZ's files. He discovered that the Tallgeese IV was in one piece again, the new Mobile Suits and the upgrades to old ones were 75% done, and the Gundam clones were about 50% done.

"Whoa. They're moving fast." Sabrina said, glancing at the screen.

"Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if we see at least one new MS model in our next battle." Ash said. Just then the com. system activated.

"Hey Ash. How about a battle? You still owe me a decisive fight." Jheta said.

"You're on." Ash said. He got into Epyon Custom and headed outside where Redthunder Assassin was waiting.

"Alright, Ash. Let's go." Jheta said. The two started fighting very fiercely. Jheta went for the Casters and fired a few. Epyon got hit by one and took some decent damage before pulling out its dober gun and blowing the Casters out of the air. "Not bad." Jheta said. He pulled out Redthunder's glaive, but kept it deactivated. He swung it and knocked the dober gun out of Epyon's hands. Ash went for the beam sword and the fight intensified. Both Gundams would up very badly damaged from trading blows and normal hits.

"Try this, Jheta!" Ash shouted, trying to hit Redthunder with Epyon's heat rod.

"Nice try, Ash." Jheta said, using the laser cutters to damage the weapon. The two found themselves with critically damaged Gundams with next to no power left.

"I still have the saber." Ash said, following the Zero System's lead. Redthunder flew towards Ash with its glaive ready to strike. "Take this!" he shouted. As Redthunder was about the strike, Epyon ducked the glaive and flew upward with the sword, slicing Jheta's Gundam in two.

"No! I don't believe it! I was fighting seriously and I still lost. How could that machine beat a Custom 2?" Jheta said.

"Listen, Jheta. We can't be fighting like this anymore. There's a much bigger threat out there, and it is OZ. Treize is in the process of making an invincible Mobile Doll army. Let's put this rivaly aside, at least for now." Ash said.

"I'll think about it, Ash. However don't expect much from me as far as following your orders." Jheta said. His remote carrier picked up the dead Redthunder Assassin and flew off.

"I hope you make the right decision." Ash said.

Meanwhile, back at the hospital, Ky awoke. Her pain was gone.

"(Ugh... I'm probably doped up to high heaven on painkillers, but at least I can still think clearly.)" she thought.

"K-Y." a voice said in her head.

"Hm? What?" she asked.

"Subject 7783, where have you been all of these years?" the voice asked. It clicked. Ky knew the one talking to her was her programmer, the creator of the system stuck in her head. "Speak up, girl!"

"Why should I?" she asked.

"We want you to come back." he said.

"For what? More tests?" she asked.

"That's what we made you for: your intelligence." he said.

"So I'm still the only surviving K-Y, huh? So much for you being so smart." she said.

"But you are, unless you shut off the interface." he said.

"Of course I did. I don't want it!" she said.

"Too bad. You're stuck with it. In fact, we can control you with it." he said.

"So the sensory flare was your handiwork. You must do it more often. It's quite invigorating. Now get out of my head!" she said.

"Oh no, dear Ky. You're not getting off so easily." he said. Ky snapped to full consciousness and layed in bed shivering.

"Get out... Get out..." she said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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[Pokemaster Ash]

Part 4 of the fun. Also Part 1 of 2...

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"Whoa. They're moving fast." Sabrina said, glancing at the screen.

"Yeah. I wouldn't be surprised if we see at least one new MS model in our next battle." Ash said. Just then the com. system activated.

OZ has begun developing new Mobile Suit models: Libra, Gemini, Sagitarius, Scorpio, and Aquarius. They have also programmed into the Mobile Dolls' AI some of Ash's techniques. But to construct this new breed of Mobile Dolls, a lot of material must be obtained. And that is the dilemma for the Gundam pilot.

"(With that much Gundanium, Treize could armor pretty much all of his army with it. But...where is he getting it from? The only two groups with access to that much Gundanium are the Winners and my own family. But...neither could be traitors, could they?)" he thought.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 30: Traitors Discovered, Part 1

Ash was doing some computer work when he noticed he had an email. It was from home.

"It's about damn time they said something to me." he said. He opened it.

"Dear Ash. We know about all of the great things you've done on Earth and, might I add, we're very impressed. However please return home. We are also aware that you almost died and what's going on with Sabrina mustn't be disturbed. We worry about you a lot, Ash. Now we understand that you've felt like you were being treated like a child and we're sorry. However please return before you or Sabrina are hurt. Sincerely, your mother Kasumi." the message read. Ash replied to it.

"Dear mom and dad. I've never taken this tone with you, but what the hell do you think you're doing? You try to act like you've changed, but I can tell you haven't. Sabrina and I are staying put. The L1 cluster can do just fine without us. Also you've got Jenna and a friend of mine up there to help you. I'm sorry, but I am not going to let you control me. I'm an adult now. I'm not the little kid you wanted to be perfect anymore." Ash said as he typed. He sent the email and then blasts hit the lab.

"What the!?" Sabrina said. They both went outside and saw a small army of Leo, Tragos, Taurus, and Libra Dolls. "Ready to go?" she asked.

"Oh yeah." he said. Both dashed inside and got their Gundams. They started attacking them, but found it tougher to deal with the Dolls now, especially the mega-fast Libras.

"Man, these things are tough!" Sabrina said, trying to blast a Taurus. It dodged and landed right in front of her Gundam, pulling out a beamsaber.

"Sabrina, get the hell away from it!" Ash yelled. She just missed getting slashed. "Damn! He's already started to program some of my moves into these things." he said, slicing some Tauruses and Leos apart.

"Do you think we need help?" Sabrina asked. Just then some of the Dolls were mysteriously sliced apart while missiles trashed some others.

"I think Duo and Trowa will do just fine." he said. Deathscythe Hell Custom 2 and Heavyarms Custom 2 appeared.

"We were in the neighborhood and saw you were throwing a party." Duo said.

"Well there are still plenty of treats for you." Ash said.

"You guys aren't going to let me forget that one, are you?" Duo asked, slicing up a Tragos. Some more Dolls were blown away by a powerful blast.

"Nope, we're not." Heero said, slicing up some other Dolls with Wing Zero Custom 2's beamsaber. They eventually finished off the rest of the Mobile Dolls.

"What happened? You guys should have been able to take them out on your own." Trowa said.

"If you haven't noticed, those were some of Treize's new Mobile Dolls. Faster, stronger, deadlier." he said.

"So they're done. I thought they were different." Heero said.

"Yeah. Some of those things were even Libras." Sabrina said.

"I guess we'll be seeing you around." Duo said. The three pilots split and Ash and Sabrina returned to the lab. Ash returned to his hacking. He found the location of a secret OZ base.

"Whoa. That's right beneath the school." he said. Just then someone knocked on the door. It was a badly shaken up Ky.

"Hey Ky. What's up? I thought you were still in the hospital." Sabrina said.

"Ash...please kill me..." she said.

"What!?" both Ash and Sabrina said.

"Please. I'm not human. My creators...they're making my life too miserable by trying to control me." she said.

"I'm sorry, Ky. I can't." he said. Ky knocked him over and grabbed his beamsaber. She activated it and placed it by her throat.

"I won't let them control me." she said, feeling the blade start to melt the flesh by her neck.

"I won't let you do it!" Ash shouted, diving at Ky. She pulled the weapon from her throat and drove it through Ash. She then drove the weapon through herself. Sabrina ran over to them.

"I'm not going to lose you again, Ash. And Ky, this isn't going to help you." she said. She got into Epyon Custom, grabbed both of them, and flew off towards the nearest hospital.

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Some time after that, Zaveko was working in his hangar when he got an email.

"To the Dyu-Ki assassin. You stopped our forces last time, but you're not going to be very lucky next time. Does the name Treize mean anything to you? It should as we've forged an alliance with him. We, the Kya-Ro, are now the OZ Triad Control Force. The Dyu-Ki will be the first to be eliminated." it read.

"Damn Kya-Ro. However that's of little concern to me." he said. He called Kamiko up. "Kamiko, how much Gundanium does the Kya-Ro have?" he asked.

"Heaps. They're one of the major black market contributors. I think X3 might be made out of some of theirs. About 100 tons or so." she said.

"Then, so far, the Ketchums and the Winners are still potential traitors with that 1000 tons." he said.

"Yeah. In fact, I found out which one of them is pulling something." she said.

"Oh? Could you tell me?" he asked.

"It's the--- What the!? Hey! What are you---!? Aah!" he heard.

"Kamiko!" Zaveko shouted. He heard explosions and shots fired in the background.

"Dyu-Ki assassin, we told you that we would handle the Dyu-Ki. Pity you aren't here." a voice said.

"Damn!" he cursed, throwing his cell phone to the ground. He got into his Gundam and took off toward Dyu-Ki HQ. There he saw not only Kya-Ro Suits, but also a ton of OZ Leo, Taurus, Serpent, Virgo, and Virgo II Dolls. "Gr... Eat Vernier Cannon!" he yelled, blowing away some Dolls. They came after him. "S***!" he cursed. He sliced some more apart, but more came to replace them. "F*** you stupid machines!" he yelled, activating the X3's particle beam cannon. He blew away a few Dolls, but his Gundam was left drained. More of them advanced. "Holy s***!" he cursed as he saw Redthunder Assassin, Wing Zero Custom 2, Heavyarms Custom 2, and Nataku Custom 2 advancing towards him. A face appeared on the com. channel. "K...Kamiko!? Why are you wearing that OZ uniform?" he asked, surprised.

"You're so naive, Zaveko Kampfer." she said.

"You wouldn't betray us, would you?" he asked.

"I already have. Look down." she said. He saw four powerful cannons aimed upwards. "My ultimate weapons: the particle buster cannons. Should they miss you, the L1 colonies will feel their wrath." she said, advancing in her Gundam: The Tallgeese X4.

"Kamiko...why?" he asked.

"You don't get it, do you? I'm the Kya-Ro leader!" she said. Zaveko was crushed. He switched to his Gundam's internal computer.

"Estimated time to fire?" he asked. The readouts showed 15 minutes. "S***." he said, activating the com. system. "This is Zaveko calling all Gundam pilots. Ash, Jheta, Sabrina, Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Zechs, Noin, Lady Une, I need you all at Dyu-Ki HQ immediately! I'm sending the coordinates." he said. He kicked in the planet defensors and tried to fend off a bunch of Virgos and the X4, but they failed, leaving the X3 nearly powerless. "Oh s***." Zaveko cursed. A Virgo advanced from behind, ready to strike. However it got blown up. Zaveko saw the Tallgeese 3 and the other Gundams there to back him up.

"Need a little help?" Ash asked.

"Thanks. It seems Kamiko has betrayed us." Zaveko said.

"Hmph. Now to finish you all off or the main L1 colony. It's a pity. We had some good allies up there." Kamiko said.

"W...WHAT!?" Ash said, shocked.

"Ah, Ash. Your family still worries about you, but not for the same reasons as in the past. You see, they are part of OZ themselves." she said.

"It...it can't be!" Ash said.

"It's true. Now they'll be blown to bits if you aren't first." Kamiko said, laughing maniacally.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Libra
ID#: OZ-18AMS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A toned-down version of the Taurus that is really fast and strong. However it lacks in defenses.
Stats
Fighting: 110
Weapons: 110
Speed: 160
Power: 115
Armor: 105
Armament
Beam Rifle x2

Gundam Tallgeese X4
ID#: DK-00XMS4
Pilots: Kamiko, Zaveko Kampfer
Data: The strongest model of the powerful Tallgeese X (at least for now). It boasts the same weaponry, but a lot more power.
Stats
Fighting: 200
Weapons: 200
Speed: 210
Power: 195
Armor: 175
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Katana x2
Thermal Cannon x1
Planet Defensors x5
Particle Beam Cannon x1

More fun coming...

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the conclusion of this two-parter and today's updates:

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The Gundam pilots have learned who those who are betraying them are. And for some, the news isn't good.

"Need a little help?" Ash asked.

"Thanks. It seems Kamiko has betrayed us." Zaveko said.

"Hmph. Now to finish you all off or the main L1 colony. It's a pity. We had some good allies up there." Kamiko said.

"W...WHAT!?" Ash said, shocked.

"Ah, Ash. Your family still worries about you, but not for the same reasons as in the past. You see, they are part of OZ themselves." she said.

"It...it can't be!" Ash said.

It seems the Ketchum family is working for OZ. What kind of strain will this news put on Gundam pilot Ash Ketchum?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 31: Traitors Discovered, Part 2

I'll just have to make sure that that doesn't happen." Ash said. He armed Epyon's beam sword and sliced one of the particle buster cannons apart. He then wrecked another with the heat rod and the third with the flame cannon. However it was too late to stop the last one.

"Too late. Looks like the Ketchum population is about to drop drastically." Kamiko said, laughing.

"Not if I can help it." Ash said, grabbing the Tallgeese X4. He then flew into space with as much speed and thrust as Epyon's verniers could give.

"Wha...what the hell are you doing!?" she yelled.

"I'm going to save my family, traitors or not." he said. Even with the added weight of the other Gundam, Ash still managed to pass the slow moving beam. He then flew in front of it and faced it.

"Well, well. Even if I die, you're going with me." Kamiko said.

"I wouldn't be so sure. To quote Heero Yuy: I will surive!!!" Ash said, throwing the T-X4 forward. He then blasted its verniers with the flame cannon, blowing them up and critically damaging the Gundam. The beam then hit, obliterating the Tallgeese X4 and Kamiko with it. The destruction of the Gundam had a significant impact on the beam and it failed to hit the colonies. Three Gundams then appeared and approached Ash.

"So that's Epyon Custom. Very impressive." Jon said. Ash then pointed Epyon's dober gun right at the Wing Zero X.

"What are you doing, Ash!?" Jenna asked, surprised.

"What I should do to all traitors." he said.

"What are you saying!?" Jon asked.

"The Ketchums are OZ's underlings. No wonder they have so much data on me." Ash said.

"What!? Well I'm not one of them." Jenna said.

"How can I be sure of that?" Ash asked. Just then a bunch of modified Space Leos and Tauruses appeared.

"Unidentified Gundam sighted. Approach with caution and attack." one of the pilots said.

"Even my family's own Mobile Suits are against me." Ash said, slicing some of them up with Epyon's heat rod and beam sword.

"Wait! I recognize that suit. Oh s***! It's a remodeled Gundam Epyon!" one of the soldiers said.

"Just get out of my way." Ash said, blasting him with the dober gun. He quickly dealt with the rest of them.

"Epyon? That's an enemy Mobile Suit." another said. The last couple of suits tried to attack Ash from behind with beamsabers.

"Ash, look out!" Jenna yelled. Ash spun around and both he and Jenna finished them off. "Trust me now, Ash. You, of all people, should know I'd never hurt you." she said.

"I guess so. Let's get back to Earth. I have a feeling we'll need all the help we can get." Ash said. The four returned to the planet and rejoined the others. They all got out of their Gundams and met on the ground.

"Nice to see you again, Jenna." Sabrina said.

"You too, Sabrina." she said. The two hugged each other.

"Now we're one big happy family of pilots." Duo said. He got KOed by Ash, Sabrina, Heero, and Jenna.

"He'll never learn." Noin said. The Gundam clones, which were more or less still in one piece, suddenly activated and flew away.

"A recall circuit?" Quatre said, confused.

"I guess." Zaveko said.

"Now for important business. Meeting at my place, now." Ash said. They all headed to his lab, which was going to be a place of great activity now.

"So what's up?" Trowa asked.

"First off, meet Wing Gundam Custom 2." he said, unveiling a familiar Gundam. "We just need a good pilot for it. I've kinda gotten used to Epyon now." he continued. "Also we are going to be on our guards all the time now. Treize isn't hesitating to use his new toys, as we've already seen." he said. While the others were admiring the new Gundam, Ash slipped away to a secret room. Inside was the skeleton of a Mobile Suit. "You'll be finished soon, my friend. You will be my ultimate masterpiece." he said. He rejoined the others to do a little more explaining.

Later on, Jheta was in his lab looking at two Gundams.

"Ah. Redthunder Assassin and Redthunder Artillery. So similar, yet so very different." he said. He heard something going on outside. "Time to test my new toy." he said, getting into the new Gundam. He soon took care of a few Dolls with the blasters on his Gundam's wrists. Eventually the others joined in. "I was wondering when you'd show up." he said. They finished off the Mobile Dolls soon after.

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Everyone met on the ground after the battle.

"What were those things?" Jheta asked.

"Scorpio and Sagitarius Suits. Treize is making his new MS models much quicker than we originally thought." Ash said.

"You really like that Gundam, don't you?" Duo asked. Jheta punched him in the face. "That's a completely different Gundam, idiot." he said. "Anyway, later." he said, going back into the lab. The others split. Jheta then took a walk around the neighborhood. He wound up bumping into a young woman.

"I'm sorry. I wasn't looking." she said.

"No, it's my fault." Jheta said, helping her pick up her stuff.

"I'm Silvina." she said.

"I'm Jheta." he said.

"You're kinda sweet...and cute." she said.

"Uh...um... Okay. Thanks. Silvina...that's a pretty name." he said, a bit at a loss for words.

"Why thank you, Jheta." she said.

"Let me walk you home." he said.

"Okay." she said. About halfway to where Silvina said she lived, she stopped. "Um, Jheta? Did you come here from the colonies?" she asked.

"Yeah, I did." he said.

"L6-Z981?" she asked.

"Yeah, I did. Wait! Silvina!?" he said, looking at her. He hugged her. "You've changed so much, and for the better too." he said. His girlfriend from the past kissed him.

"Oh Jheta. Why did you leave?" she said.

"I'm sorry." he said.

Back at the hospital, Ky managed to sit up. She glanced at her surroundings.

"Again? What happened to me this time?" she asked.

"You don't remember?" the nurse asked.

"Remember what?" she asked.

"You tried to commit suicide." the nurse said.

"ME!?" she said, surprised. She layed back down. "There goes my record for being the only Gundam pilot who hasn't tried to kill themself." she said. "(What's happening? How did the interface activate?)" she thought. She sat back up. "Could you have me my laptop?" she asked. The nurse gave it to her and left. She did a little searching for the K-Y project, which was what put her in this miserable state. She came up with a lot of info. "So that's how. The interface restarts if I'm about to die. It's going to keep me alive no matter what, save being completely destroyed." she said to herself.

Meanwhile Ash was working on Epyon. He began to think. "(Damn it, why did you have to be traitors? Of all the people... I trusted you! Jenna and I are unlike you. We will conquer OZ and return you to your senses.)" he thought. Sabrina walked in.

"Still feeling bad, huh? It must be hard to take that kind of news." she said.

"I've been lied to. They used to tell me how much they hated OZ. Now I find out that they were part of it all along." he said.

"I'm sorry." she said.

"It's okay. You didn't know." he said. He headed into the secret room and looked at the hidden Gundam. The legs and head were done, as was most of the internal circuitry. Missile launchers and fuel lines to the right arm were visible. "You're going to be one hell of a Gundam when complete." he said. He heard someone walk in. "Huh? Who's there?" he asked.

"It's me, Jenna. What is this place?" she said. She saw the Gundam. "What on Earth...?" she said.

"It's an unfinished masterpiece. Keep very quiet about it." Ash said.

"It seems kinda familiar." Jenna said.

"I'm using data from all of the Gundams to build it. I'm giving it the works as far as weapons go." he said.

"Where are you going to put them all?" she asked.

"For those that can't be built in, I'm developing a special weapons system. They'll be kept here and transported to the Gundam when needed." he said.

"Very impressive." she said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Sagitarius
ID#: OZ-20MS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A Mobile Suit that basically resembles a heavilly armored Leo. It is very strong.
Stats
Fighting: 115
Weapons: 150
Speed: 130
Power: 130
Armor: 140
Armament
Beam Cannon x2

MS Scorpio
ID#: OZ-21MS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: Another unique MS design partly based off of Altron and partly off of Sandrock. It is designed mainly for close combat.
Stats
Fighting: 140
Weapons: 130
Speed: 130
Power: 140
Armor: 160
Armament
Shield x1
Heat Shorters x2
Beam Cannon x2 (on tail)
Cross Crusher x1

Wing Gundam Custom 2
ID#: XXXG-01W3
Pilot: Sally Po
Data: Ash has rebuilt his fallen Gundam, but he's not going to pilot it.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 170
Speed: 180
Power: 160
Armor: 150
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannons x2
Buster Rifle x1
Beamsaber x1
Dual-bladed Beamsaber x1
Buster Shield x1

Gundam Redthunder Artillery
ID#: XXXG-02R3AR
Pilot: Jheta Lahn
Data: Another Redthunder variant that focuses on heavy combat instead of speed and stealth. It's stronger than Assassin, but somewhat slower.
Stats
Fighting: 170
Weapons: 190
Speed: 180
Power: 185
Armor: 175
Armament
Dual Laser Cannons x2 (on wrists)
Mini Buster Rifles x2 (on shoulders)
Robotic tentacles x4
Beam Glaive x1
Caster Rifle x1

Silvina Calna
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: Russian/American
Data: An old friend of Jheta's from the colonies. She soon will be much more to him.

Much more fun tomorrow.

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Lol. Good, not quite dead I see. I miss the good ol' days of Ash and Jheta getting at each other's throats, with the occasional Duo-beating session. I can't wait until you get farther into this. I know what's going to happen, but I'm sure some people find it very suspensful. Entertaining, despite the fact that I was part of the RPGs. Have fun Ash.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Yeah, those were fun times. I kinda miss them.

And sorry about not updating yesterday. I just wasn't up to it. Here's today's update:

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One of the two identified traitors has been dealt with.

"Too late. Looks like the Ketchum population is about to drop drastically." Kamiko said, laughing.

"Not if I can help it." Ash said, grabbing the Tallgeese X4. He then flew into space with as much speed and thrust as Epyon's verniers could give.

"Wha...what the hell are you doing!?" she yelled.

"I'm going to save my family, traitors or not." he said. Even with the added weight of the other Gundam, Ash still managed to pass the slow moving beam. He then flew in front of it and faced it.

"Well, well. Even if I die, you're going with me." Kamiko said.

"I wouldn't be so sure. To quote Heero Yuy: I will surive!!!" Ash said, throwing the T-X4 forward. He then blasted its verniers with the flame cannon, blowing them up and critically damaging the Gundam. The beam then hit, obliterating the Tallgeese X4 and Kamiko with it. The destruction of the Gundam had a significant impact on the beam and it failed to hit the colonies.

However Ash's family will not be easy to deal with.

"(Damn it, why did you have to be traitors? Of all the people... I trusted you! Jenna and I are unlike you. We will conquer OZ and return you to your senses.)" he thought.

And to conquer OZ, Ash has a powerful Gundam in the works. It will be the most powerful Gundam in history. However it must be completed.

"I'm using data from all of the Gundams to build it. I'm giving it the works as far as weapons go." he said.

"Where are you going to put them all?" she asked.

"For those that can't be built in, I'm developing a special weapons system. They'll be kept here and transported to the Gundam when needed." he said.

"Very impressive." she said.

What will happen now in this out of control war?

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 32: Combined Threat

Ash and Jenna rejoined the small group in the lab.

"Where did you two disappear to?" Jon asked.

"Nowhere important." Ash said.

"These next battles are going to be though. Some new MS models and some Gundam clones have been sighted on the battlefield now." Sabrina said.

"We better be prepared for anything." Jenna said.

"So where are we going to stay? We didn't exactly plan on coming here." Jonathan said. (Author's note: Jonathan isn't going to be a main character. In fact, this is pretty much the last we see of him.)

"You can stay with me, brother. I know a nice place." Jon said. The two of them left.

"I guess I could stay here." Jenna said.

"Okay by me. There's a bed over there---" Ash said.

"No way, Ash. I'm not sleeping down here. What about in the house?" she said.

"Well we do have a rather comfortable sofa." Sabrina said.

"Which I may be sleeping on if this goes any further..." Ash said to himself.

"A sofa? Better than this." Jenna said, surprising Ash a little. "So where does Sabrina sleep?" she asked.

"With me." Ash said, a little embarassed.

"Hm?" Jenna said with an interesting expression on her face.

"Hey, we're engaged. Also...do you think I'm that kind of guy?" he said.

"Sorry." Jenna said. "It's been a little rough lately, especially after hearing about what happened with Wing Gundam Custom and now finding out that your parents, our own flesh and blood relatives, are traitors." she added.

"I know. Anyway, you can keep your Gundam here. There's plenty of room." Ash said. He went over to the computer.

"What are you doing?" Jenna asked.

"Hacking." he replied.

"Hacking? Who's on the receiving end?" Jenna asked.

"OZ. Who else? Let's see what new stuff I can dig up." he said. He found another letter to his parents.

"Thank you for helping me all these years. I'm sorry your son hasn't seen the light. If he's anything like his aunt, he'll be strong. It's a shame neither of them see the beauty of what we do. As always, keep trying your best to help out." it read.

"If only I found that sooner..." Ash said.

"And if I only knew. Looks like we both have something against them now." Jenna said.

"I guess." Ash said.

"But your parents do love you and care about you." Jenna said.

"Perhaps, but are those feelings genuine or were they just acting so they could toy with me?" he said. "(Mother... You said so many times how much you loved me. If it were all a lie...)" he thought. A tear escaped his eye, unnoticed by Jenna and Sabrina. He shut the computer down and headed back to the house.

"He's taking it kinda rough." Sabrina said.

"He's good at hiding his feelings. He's probably a lot worse than he's letting on." Jenna said. Both followed him.

Meanwhile Zaveko was at the remains of Dyu-Ki HQ with Oni.

"Kamiko, why?" he asked. He kicked a rock and found an ID card. "Hm? Yulir Katosk, ID number 293844313096, Rank: Kya-Ro General." he said, looking at it. Oni began to bark. "What is it, boy?" he asked. He saw a familiar person before him.

"Damn... My plan failed." Kamiko, or rather Yulir, said.

"You traitor. I don't know how you survived, but I'm sending you on a one-way trip to Hell!" Zaveko said, pulling out his kodachi.

"Wait, Zaveko!" a voice yelled. He turned around and saw...

"Kamiko!? What the hell?" Zaveko said.

"I'm sorry I never mentioned it. The Kya-Ro kidnapped me once and made a couple of clones of me. I never thought they'd ever use any of them." she said.

"Kamiko..." Zaveko said, smiling slightly. Yulir pointed a gun to his head.

"Even if I am a clone, I am superior to the original. I swiped the plans of X4 from Kamiko. Even if I didn't trash the colonies, I'll still see you die." she said.

"You Kya-Ro are fools. We Dyu-Ki are well trained." Zaveko said.

"B******!" Yulir shouted, shooting the weapon from Zaveko's hands as he tried to slash her. "Surrender." she said. Zaveko kicked some dirt in her face.

"Never! Sic 'er, Oni!" Zaveko shouted. The dog attacked her, forcing her to drop her weapon. She screamed a bit as Oni bit her. Zaveko grabbed the gun and threw it away. He then picked his kodachi up. "Ready to die?" he asked.

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"Dyu-Ki b******, I'll remember this. I'll command my forces to victory! Tell that punk who took out X4 that he'll be very, very sorry. I'm going to give Ash a fate worse than death." Yulir said. She threw a smoke bomb and got away.

"F***!" Zaveko cursed. Kamiko put her arm around him.

"It's okay, Zaveko. We'll get them." she said.

Later that week, Ash was enjoying the day. It was cold and snowy, but he enjoyed that type of weather. So did the Gundams, apparently, as they were laying down outside in rather relaxed positions.

"I guess they have some feelings afterall. I think I'll leave them out there." he said. He had been working on their weapons and couldn't do it inside in case they accidentally fired. They were almost completely buried in the snow by the time Ash headed inside, where the others were waiting.

"Hey Ash. Uh...where are your Gundams?" Duo said.

"Outside enjoying themselves. I guess they like the cold as much as I do." he said.

"What?" some of the others said, giving him strange looks.

"It's hard to explain, but---" Ash said.

"Sorry I'm late." someone said. It was Sally Po.

"Hi Sally. What are you doing here?" Quatre said.

"Wufei told me that there was a Mobile Suit here that needed a pilot." she said.

"Do you think you can handle it?" Jenna asked.

"Why? Is it powerful?" she asked. Just then, the place was attacked. Outside were Leos, Tauruses, Serpents, Tragoses, Libras, Geminis, Aquarii, and Sagitarii as well as Wing Zero Custom 2, Heavyarms Custom 2, Tallgeese 3 Custom, Wing Gundam Custom, and Epyon Custom.

"Prepare to find out." Ash said. The others ran to get their Gundams while Ash, Sally, Sabrina, and Jenna started digging through snow to get to theirs. As the others arrived, so did Treize and Yulir in Tallgeese IV and Tallgeese X4, respectively. A very fierce battle started and the Gundams weren't faring very well.

"Damn it! We are outgunned." Trowa said, trying to fight the onslaught of Mobile Suits and Mobile Dolls.

"Now this is a battle. However we're short some pilots." a Kya-Ro soldier said from a Leo. Just then some Suits were destroyed by Tallgeese X3, Redthunder Assassin, and Redthunder Artillery.

"Well that only leaves a couple." Yulir said. Just them Epyon Custom, Mercurio-Vayeate Custom, Wing Gundam Custom 2, and Wing Zero X emerged from the snow, surprising even the Mobile Dolls. "Oh s***." she cursed.

"Nice to see you again, traitor. Weren't you destroyed?" Ash said.

"A clone of me was destroyed, but I'm the genuine article." she said.

"You wish, b****." Zaveko said, slicing up some Mobile Dolls. She tried stabbing Epyon with her katanas, but Ash dodged. He then fired the dober gun at her a couple of times, doing some decent damage.

"Heh heh. Now to finish you." she said, morphing X4 into a particle beam cannon.

"Not this time." Ash said, shoving Epyon's flame cannon into the cannon and firing. The Gundam was wrecked.

"Damn it! I thought I had you!" she said.

"I'm not dying again because of the same trick." he said.

"Well Treize and I have something very nasty in store for you." she said.

"I'm not interested." Ash said, blasting the X4 some more. The other pilots also managed to deal with all of the Suits and Dolls.

"We will return for you, Ash." Treize said before he and what was left of the army retreated.

"And I'll be ready." he said.

"Man, those new Mobile Suits were tough." Trowa said.

"Tell me about it." Duo said.

"At least we beat them back." Heero said.

"Hey Ash. Can I keep Wing?" Sally said.

"Sure. I don't have much use for it anymore." Ash said.

"Thanks." Sally said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Sally Po
Age: 20
Race/Nationality: Chinese/American
Data: A former member of the long gone Earth Sphere Alliance and also the short-lived Preventers group. She has a thing for Wufei and vice versa. It's usually just not obvious. She has a strong will, which helps when associating with Gundam pilots.

MS Gemini
ID#: OZ-19MS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: An odd MS model that has the base of a Tragos and the body of a Taurus. The two parts can split into a jet fighter and a tank if necessary.
Stats
Fighting: 100
Weapons: 150
Speed: 140
Power: 130
Armor: 130
Armament
Beam Rifle x1
Beam Cannon x2

MS Aquarius
ID#: OZ-22MS
Pilot: Many (Mass Produced), AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A very unique Mobile Suit design. It is armed with a hydro cannon equipped to fire electrified bursts of water at a target, damaging them slowly. However they are also armed to destroy.
Stats
Fighting: 150
Weapons: 160
Speed: 130
Power: 140
Armor: 130
Armament
HydroElectric Cannon x1
Beam Cannon x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

Now for part 1 of a 3 parter:

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"Damn... My plan failed." Kamiko, or rather Yulir, said.

"You traitor. I don't know how you survived, but I'm sending you on a one-way trip to Hell!" Zaveko said, pulling out his kodachi.

"Wait, Zaveko!" a voice yelled. He turned around and saw...

"Kamiko!? What the hell?" Zaveko said.

"I'm sorry I never mentioned it. The Kya-Ro kidnapped me once and made a couple of clones of me. I never thought they'd ever you any of them." she said.

"Kamiko..." Zaveko said, smiling slightly. Yulir pointed a gun to his head.

"Even if I am a clone, I am superior to the original. I swiped the plans of X4 from Kamiko. Even if I didn't trash the colonies, I'll still see you die." she said.

It seems the Kya-Ro is getting desperate. First they become allies with OZ, and now they are using some of their strongest tricks. However it's now time for the tide to turn...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 33: Fall of the Kya-Ro, Part 1

Zaveko walked back to his apartment and looked at Kamiko.

"Kamiko, I just fought Yulir again." he said. She wasn't surprised.

"She did say she'd be back. And in any case, There's still probably a close or two left of her. However it's nice that you've got a good technician and pilot in your group." she said. She sighed. "They're either wasting their trump card or they're low on forces too. Then again, we're the last of the Dyu-Ki." she added.

"What?" he said.

"Sorry, Zaveko. Everyone else was killed." she said. Someone jumped in through the window at that point. It was a man in a Dyu-Ki uniform.

"You wouldn't be right in saying so." he said.

"You mean they survived!?" Zaveko said.

"Not quite. There are very few of us left. About 20 or so." he said.

"Where are they hiding?" Kamiko asked.

"Deep under the ruins of Dyu-Ki HQ. Zaveko, Kamiko, we need you. At midnight tomorrow night, we are planning a raid of the Kya-Ro base and an assassination of their leader." he said.

"Yulir?" Zaveko asked.

"No. She's just an underling. Their real leader is someone we have next to no information on. There is a high risk we may fail as the Kya-Ro base is heavily guarded. You can say your farewells now if you feel you have to." he said.

"We understand." Kamiko said.

"We must honor the Dyu-Ki name." Zaveko said.

Meanwhile Ky was still in the hospital. She awoke to a sort of thumping sound. Cautiously she swung her legs over the side of the bed and fell into a crouch on the floor.

"I've been so worried about her." a voice said.

"I would be too if it she were my daughter." the nurse said.

"Blast. They've found me." Ky said.

"May I talk to her alone?" the voice asked.

"Oh great. I've got to get back up..." Ky muttered. She got back on the bed and tried to untangle herself from the sheets.

"Of course." the nurse said.

"Don't come in. Not yet." Ky said to herself. Luckilly the nurse knocked.

"Are you up to having visitors?" she asked. Ky smoothed out the covers.

"Okay." she said. The door opened and a young man with black hair and a rather large build walked in, walking like an army officer. He didn't look too much older than Ky.

"Hello, Ky." he said.

"Hello, Dr. Garret. Funny, you trying to pass as my father. I guess that was the easiest way to get in." she said.

"Well I couldn't tell them I was your programmer. They would have thought I was crazy." he said.

"Just leave me alone. I like my new life. I'm not going to be one of your little lab rats again." she said.

"I'm not asking you to." he said.

"Then why almost kill me to get the interface going again?" she asked.

"I said I wasn't." he said.

"Don't talk to me like I'm an idiot. You know what my mental parameters are." she said.

"I know, but you're coming back." he said.

"Says who?" she asked.

"The one who started the project." he said.

"And that would be?" she asked.

"You know who it is." he said.

"Well I'm not going back! I'm not!" Ky yelled.

"So be it. We'll get you sooner or later." he said, leaving.

The next day, a Saturday, Ash awoke to the sound of the alarm clock.

"Didn't I shut you off?" he asked.

"Sorry about that. I guess I forgot to tell you that I had a meeting this morning. Don't worry about me. Zechs, Noin, and Lady Une will be there." Sabrina said. She got ready and left.

"Now to try to get some more sleep." he said. The phone rang a couple of minutes later. "What do you want!?" he asked.

"Whoa. It's Duo. Did I wake you?" he said.

"No. I was already up." Ash said.

"I heard Treize is planning to trap some of us this morning." Duo said.

"What? Oh no. Sabrina!" Ash said, dropping the phone and rushing to get dressed.

"Ash? Are you there? I better call the others." Duo said.

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Ash quickly hopped on his motorcycle and sped off towards the school.

"They've got a good head start on me. I hope I make it on time." he said. He saw Zechs and Une's cars. He remembered that Sabrina got a ride from Zechs. "I hope I'm not too late." he said, running in. He found the meeting room and stayed close to it.

"I wonder why we're the only ones here." Noin said.

"Yeah. I don't like this." Zechs said. Treize then entered the room from a different entrance than the one Ash was by.

"I just found out that the others couldn't make it so it's just the five of us." he said.

"What a great actor." Ash said to himself. He stayed well hidden as he saw some Kya-Ro thugs walking through the hallway in the general direction of that backdoor. "I better warn them now." he said. He noticed Treize's back to the door. "Perfect." he said. He stood behind Treize, getting the attention of the others, and mouthed the sentence "This is a trap.", which they all understood.

"Did you see that?" Sabrina whispered.

"Should we leave?" Noin asked, also whispering.

"Not yet. Let's see how this plays out." Zechs said.

"Is there something else you want to talk about?" Treize asked.

"About the Tactics courses. I agree that our students need to be taught the basics of a Mobile Suit, but the Leos used to train, though effective, are a bit outdated. Why not use Tauruses?" Lady Une said.

"Newer Mobile Suits are a bit out of our budget, but I'll see what I can do." Treize said. Ash saw the other door crack open slightly. He signalled to the others to get ready to run for it. The Kya-Ro members entered, Ash tackled Treize, and the others ran for it at almost the same instant. Ash then followed them.

"Hey! Stop right there!" one of the Kya-Ro yelled, opening fire on them. Lady Une sped away in her car, as did Zechs and Noin in theirs. Ash and Sabrina got away on Ash's motorcycle, which was followed more closely than the others.

"I hate these guys." Ash said, pulling out his pistol. He started firing at the Kya-Ros. He took out their bikes, but not them. However Treize then appeared on a motorcycle with a beamsaber.

"That's far enough, friend." Treize said, trying to slash Ash and Sabrina. He missed.

"Damn. This will be tricky." Ash said, pulling out his beamsaber while still trying to maintain control. He managed to fight with Treize, both having troubles fighting one another. Ash then went for his pistol. "So long, Treize." he said, blasting Treize's bike. He bailed before it exploded, but he was off of their cases. They all stopped.

"That was close." Noin said.

"Yeah. Next time Treize might not be so lucky." Ash said.

"Please don't let there be a next time. I'm not sure I can handle something like this again." Sabrina said. She winced and held her shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Lady Une asked. Ash saw that a bullet had grazed her arm in the escape.

"Let's go fix up that shoulder." Ash said.

Meanwhile Treize and the Kya-Ro were returning to the school as Jheta arrived.

"Damn you, Treize." Jheta said.

"Get him!" Treize ordered.

"If that's how you want to play..." Jheta said, pulling out his personal Caster rifle. He blew away the thugs easily. He then went over to Treize and gave him an uppercut follwed by a roundhouse kick. Treize fell to the ground, out cold. Silvina appeared on her motorcycle.

"What did I miss?" she asked, turning to kick Treize in the stomach.

"Nothing much. I did want to ask you this later, but..." Jheta said, pulling a small box with a ring in it out of his pocket. "Will you marry me, Silvina?" he asked.

"Of course, Jheta." she said. The two hugged and drove off.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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[Pokemaster Ash]

Now part 2 of this 3-parter:

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"They're either wasting their trump card or they're low on forces too. Then again, we're the last of the Dyu-Ki." she added.

"What?" he said.

"Sorry, Zaveko. Everyone else was killed." she said. Someone jumped in through the window at that point. It was a man in a Dyu-Ki uniform.

"You wouldn't be right in saying so." he said.

"You mean they survived!?" Zaveko said.

"Not quite. There are very few of us left. About 20 or so." he said.

"Where are they hiding?" Kamiko asked.

"Deep under the ruins of Dyu-Ki HQ. Zaveko, Kamiko, we need you. At midnight tomorrow night, we are planning a raid of the Kya-Ro base and an assassination of their leader." he said.

"Yulir?" Zaveko asked.

"No. She's just an underling. Their real leader is someone we have next to no information on. There is a high risk we may fail as the Kya-Ro base is heavily guarded. You can say your farewells now if you feel you have to." he said.

It seems as if the Dyu-Ki hasn't been completely destroyed. It will be a difficult task for Zaveko and the others to take down the Kya-Ro. Meanwhile the other pilots have had problems of their own. And one pilot has made the best of things.

"What did I miss?" she asked, turning to kick Treize in the stomach.

"Nothing much. I did want to ask you this later, but..." Jheta said, pulling a small box with a ring in it out of his pocket. "Will you marry me, Silvina?" he asked.

"Of course, Jheta." she said. The two hugged and drove off.

Now, as the war gets more and more out of control, things may be starting to calm down for the Gundam pilots...except for one.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 34: Fall of the Kya-Ro, Part 2

Ash was checking his email. There were two messages in his inbox. One was from his parents. The other...from sources unknown. He read the one from his parents.

"Dear Ash. We're very sorry about the way we've acted, or at least I am. We should have respected your actions before but we didn't. I guess we were overprotective because you are our only child. Please forgive us, or at least me. Love, your mom." it read. Ash quickly replied to it.

"Sorry, but I don't talk to OZ soldiers." Ash said coldly as he typed the message. He sent it and then read the second email.

"Dear Mr. Ketchum. We have heard about your amazing Mobile Suit skills. We've even heard of your ability to lead even the Gundam pilots. We want you to join us as our new leader. With you in command, we shall rise from the ashes and succeed where Quinze and Milliardo Peacecraft failed." it read.

"What the!? Impossible! The White Fang was defeated years ago! They can't still exist!" Ash said, deleting the email. He then went to his secret room and looked at his latest Gundam. "My masterpiece." he said. It looked complete, but it was actually only about 90% done. "When you are finished, you will be the ultimate Gundam. With my battle data guiding you, you will be unstoppable." he said. He began to work on the massive Mobile Suit which was actually bigger than the Tallgeese.

Later that evening, Zaveko looked at his kodachi.

"Sleek, just like X3." he said to himself. "Kamiko, those clones use X4s. Can you upgrade X3?" he said.

"I'm not sure. What kind of materials do you have?" she said.

"Not many..." Zaveko said.

"Then no. Even so, I can't do much with it without the plans." she said. Then Oni started growling, apparently at Kamiko.

"What's wrong, boy?" Zaveko asked. The dog leapt past Kamiko and attacked someone hiding behind the curtains.

"Argh!!! Lousy dog! Get off!" the guy yelled. The guy fell to the ground and Zaveko put his kodachi to the guy's neck.

"Kya-Ro. What do you want?" he said. The guy panicked, slowly stood up, and then practically flew out of the apartment. "Alright. It's 6:00. Only another six hours." he said.

Meanwhile Jheta and Silvina were passing by when they saw someone come screaming from the apartment building.

"Must have been a Kya-Ro assassin. That's the first one I've seen alive after tangling with Zaveko, though." he said. The proceeded to go to the hospital to visit Ky.

"Are you able to have visitors? They say they know you." the nurse said.

"Let them in." she said. Jheta and Silvina walked in. "My, this is a surprise. I didn't expect anyone but my...creators to visit me." she said.

"Explain the creators thing later." Jheta said. Silvina noticed one of the scars on Ky's head.

"You had something done with your head, didn't you?" she asked.

"Yes." Ky said. "And who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Silvina, Jheta's fianceé." she said.

"Really? Wow." Ky said. Silvina showed her the ring. "It's beautiful." she said. The two started a discussion about past experiences that Jheta wasn't interested in so he left the room.

A couple of hours later, a familiar figure was working on his Gundam.

"One more...and there." Jon said, finishing the upgrade to the Gundam. "Now for a test ride." he said, getting into Lupus Custom. The Gundam activated and everything checked out fine. "(Alright, old pal. Let's see what you can do now.)" he thought, flying off into the night. He made a quick patrol of the nearby area. "What the...?" he said, getting some odd readings near the hospital. He saw a couple of Scorpios and Sagitarii hovering in the air nearby. "(What are they doing here?)" he thought. One of the Sagitarii landed and then slammed its fist into the wall. When the Mobile Doll pulled its hand out, there was a struggling figure in its grasp. Upon closer examination, he saw that it was Ky! "(Looks like I better take action.)" he thought.

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Jon rushed in and caught the Suit with a spray of bullets from Lupus' new dual beam gatlings. It was mainly damaged in the chest and upper arms. He made sure not to hit Ky. As the Suit fell, Jon dashed forward and freed Ky. He then brought her inside the Gundam.

"You okay?" he asked. She nodded and the other Mobile Dolls opened fire. he closed the hatch as fast as he could and returned fire. He then pulled out his Gundam's katana and finished them off. Jon then glanced over at Ky, who was curled up in the space on the side of the cockpit. "Sorry I couldn't get better accomodations." he said.

"It's okay by me." she said, smiling weakly.

"We better tell the others about this." he said.

At midnight that night...

"D-K01, move in." a commander ordered. Zaveko nodded and led some of his comrades to the outer walls of the Kya-Ro base.

"Ready?" he asked. The others nodded. "Let's do it." he said. He pulled some explosives from someone's backpack and planted them on the wall. They all then rushed off and hit the deck. The explosives went off and debris flew everywhere.

"All Dyu-Ki, begin Operation Keimond!" their commander shouted. They all rushed through the opening in the wall. Some of them pulled out beam rifles. "Cover D-K01!" he ordered. The attacking Kya-To forces were barely holding out.

"Get those Dyu-Ki b******!" Yulir shouted.

"Shut up, b****!" Kamiko said, pulling out her own beam rifle and shooting up her clone. Zaveko, Kamiko, and some others charged through the fray and met up with the Kya-Ro's elite assassins.

"You Dyu-Ki are merely a speck in our history. You will finally die tonight." their commander said. Zaveko fought the guy who was harder to kill since he was in armor. The others were faring better.

"Get out of way way!" Zaveko yelled, nailing the guy in the stomach and sending him flying. He then helped dispatch the last of the others.

"You must be the infamous Zaveko Kampfer. You've killed a lot of our men. Now you'll die for it!" the commander said. He lunged forward but Zaveko got a lucky slash in that chopped his head off. A second wave of soldiers appeared. They were much fewer in number but sported bright red uniforms.

"They Kya-Ro Shinjuki force. They must be really desperate to send you in." Zaveko said. These guys were at a skill level about that of Zaveko. They were last resort warriors. Zaveko tried slashing at their leader, but he blocked. He slashed again, but got hit in the shoulder. "Damn it! Take this!" Zaveko yelled, slicing the guy in half. He helped finish the others. "Advance to the next sector!" Zaveko ordered. They proceeded, met up with the rest of the Dyu-Ki, and hit a fork in the road.

"D-K02 and 04 go left to the energy reactor. D-K01 and 03 go right to the main computer." their commander ordered.

"Yes, sir!" they all said. Zaveko and his group disposed of all opposition along the way. They busted through a door and entered a massive room. There were wires, cables, monitors, and consoles all over. In the center of the room was a massive orb.

"That must be the core." Zaveko said. The orb turned around, revealing a large red eye.

"Intruders located. Exterminate immediately. Tangram System activated." the system said. Several mechanical arms with claws and cannons on them emerged from the walls.

"Holy s***! Where the hell did they get this kind of technology!?" Zaveko said. This wasn't going to be easy anymore.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Gundam Lupus Custom
ID#: KF-02L2
Pilot: Jon Wolf
Data: The upgraded form of the first Gundam manufactured by the Ketchum family. It is much stronger now.
Stats
Fighting: 155
Weapons: 155
Speed: 120
Power: 180
Armor: 190
Armament
Vulcans x2
Machine Cannons x2
Luna Titanium Katana x1
Beamsaber x1
Gatling Guns x4 (in chest)
Dual Beam Gatling x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the conclusion of this 3-parter, but not of today's fun:

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The attack on the Kya-Ro base is going along as planned...or was until Zaveko and his troops got to the main computer.

Zaveko and his group disposed of all opposition along the way. They busted through a door and entered a massive room. There were wires, cables, monitors, and consoles all over. In the center of the room was a massive orb.

"That must be the core." Zaveko said. The orb turned around, revealing a large red eye.

"Intruders located. Exterminate immediately. Tangram System activated." the system said. Several mechanical arms with claws and cannons on them emerged from the walls.

"Holy s***! Where the hell did they get this kind of technology!?" Zaveko said. This wasn't going to be easy anymore.

The battle has gotten difficult. And what makes it worse is that one ancient organization seems to have reappeared.

"What the!? Impossible! The White Fang was defeated years ago! They can't still exist!" Ash said, deleting the email.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 35: Fall of the Kya-Ro, Part 3

A claw lunged at Zaveko, but he destroyed it. Another came from the orb itself.

"S***! That ain't even funny!" Zaveko said, surprised. He leapt for the orb's eye. "The eye of a hurricane is the weakest point of it. You must be the same." he said, tearing into it with his kodachi. He slashed through and found an opening. He went inside. "This must be the computer's true self. I must find its power source and shut it down." he said. There was a hatch that led down to a larger room.

"Zaveko, there's a vast amount of energy radiating not too far from you." Kamiko said over a communicator.

"Where?" Zaveko asked.

"To the far left." Kamiko said. He looked and saw a green glow.

"I see it." he said, readying his kodachi. He slowly went over and was shocked by what he saw. There was a girl with short green hair wearing a Kya-Ro uniform inside surrounded by some liquid and connected to the main computer with a lot of wires. "This is the computer's core? Well I've got to shut it down. Hopefully I won't hurt her." he said. He slashed apart the capsule, releasing the fluid. He then slashed the wires leading from her. He then proceeded to take out the computer itself. However the girl awoke.

"What are you doing!?" she asked, angrily. "Tangram, stop him!" she shouted. A few claws came from the machine and lunged at Zaveko. He destroyed them. She glared at him. "Zaveko Kampfer." she said, coldly.

"How the hell...?" he said, confused.

"My name is Naoko. You are destroying my computer. I cannot allow you to do that." she said. Her body glowed green.

"What!?" Zaveko said, really surprised. Naoko had a blush on her face as well as a slight smile.

"You can't hit what you can't look at." she said. Just then all of her clothes tore off, revealing her natural self. Zaveko turned his head away.

"H...hey! You can't do that! No fair!" Zaveko said. He tried slashing at her, but couldn't hit without looking. She advanced toward him. He closed his eyes, flipped his kodachi around, and then slammed her in the stomach with its blunt end. He then hit her in the head, knocking her out. Zaveko opened his eyes a bit hesitantly. "Well it looks like I'm done here." he said. He picked Naoko up and left the computer core. He then met up with his group. "Let's get out of here." he said. They all then rejoined the rest of the Dyu-Ki.

"We took care of the power reactor. This place will blow in five minutes." one of them said. They left the base and got away in the vehicles that brought them there. Only a couple Dyu-Ki members didn't make it out alive. Zaveko covered the still unconscious Naoko with a blanket. Kamiko ran some tests on her.

"Well?" Zaveko asked.

"Her bodily functions are normal. However there's something very strange here. Look at her mental wavelengths." Kamiko said.

"What the hell? What does this up and down wavy crap mean?" he asked, confused.

"She's got ESP." she said. Zaveko almost fell out of the truck.

"I see... Well let her stay with me. I'll sign her up as a student and stuff like that. I can keep an eye on her, even though she probably won't be too much trouble anymore." he said.

"Do I detect a crack in that wall of honor you have?" Kamiko asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"I mean when you brought her from the computer core, she was---" she said.

"She tried to use my honor against me. It almost worked, too. However that is not why I want to look after her." he said.

"Whatever, Zaveko. Just don't do anything you wouldn't ordinarily do." she said. Zaveko growled at her.

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The next day, Ash was working in his lab. He had learned about Jon's and Zaveko's experiences the previous night.

"Why would OZ want Ky? And just what was the Kya-Ro doing all of this time? Things are getting out of hand." he said. He looked at his completed Gundam.

"Now what should I call you, my friend? X-Gundam. Yes, that name fits such an advanced machine as you. Now to test you..." he said. The alarms went off.

"I hate to bother you guys, but we've got a massive Mobile Doll battle going on." Quatre said.

"We'll be there." Ash said.

"This will be fun. Looks like you've got to field test X-Gundam." Sabrina said.

"I hope it works." Ash said. He transformed Epyon into dragon mode and grabbed X-Gundam. "Damn. This thing's heavy." he said. Epyon, though able to carry the Tallgeese X4 with no problem, was weighed down by the X-Gundam. Then again, Epyon was in fighting mode then. "Now to activate you." he said. He typed some commands on Epyon's console, put a CD in, and uploaded the data into X-Gundam. However, when the download finished, Epyon lost its grip on X-Gundam and began to fall. "S***!" Ash cursed, pulling Epyon out of its dive.

"What happened?" Sabrina asked.

"Epyon must have been overloaded. I hope X is in one piece. I also hope it activated." he said. The two made it to the battlefield. Ash immediately transformed Epyon into warrior mode and they started fighting. However, despite the presence of practically all of the Gundams, things weren't going well.

"Just what is Treize doing with these things!?" Duo asked.

"I don't know, but it's effective." Jheta said. Just then some Dolls were mysteriously sliced apart.

"What was that!?" Quatre asked. A mysterious shower of bullets finished some more off, as did a burst of flames.

"I think I know who, or rather what, is here." Ash said. A familiar Gundam materialized in the middle of the battlefield, catching the Mobile Dolls off guard. "Meet X-Gundam, the most powerful Gundam in history." he said.

"Cool. I'm glad that thing's on our side." Quatre said. The intense battle continued, now with the Gundam pilots winning. The Mobile Dolls were soon scrap metal.

"That was fun." Trowa said.

"Heh heh. I thought it'd take you longer to finish him." Jenna said.

"It's a gift." Ash said.

"So who's piloting it?" Wufei asked.

"No one. It's a bit too intense to pilot, so I'm using my battle data to run it." Ash said.

"It's still a pretty cool Gundam, even if it does look a little weird." Jheta said. X pointed its dragon fang at him. "Hey! I was just joking!" he shouted.

"Sorry. I guess I programmed it too well. I'll have to fix that later." Ash said.

"It's perfect as is. Why screw up a good thing?" Heero said, not acting his usual cold self.

"Was that Heero!?" Noin asked.

"Can't I open up a little sometimes?" he said.

"Whatever." Ash said. They all headed back to their hangars.

That night Ky went to sleep. Instead of the normal dreamless black that usually accompanied her slumber, there was a stabbing light.

"We can't let this one die. We've come too far for that to happen." a voice said.

"Yes. As long as one K-Y lives, our experiment will not be worthless." another said. She snapped awake.

"(Why can't you just leave me alone? Why are you still after me? Please go away...)" she thought. She was on the verge of breakdown again.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Naoko
Age: 19
Race/Nationality: Japanese
Data: Formerly leader and main computer of the Kya-Ro. She is a Psychic and uses her powers well. She will become a strong ally in the near future.

X-Gundam
ID#: XXXG-MSX
Pilot: AI (Ash's battle data)
Data: As stated by Ash, the most powerful Mobile Suit to ever exist. Its power is far superior to any Mobile Suit. It boasts a unique weapons system that allows it to summons its weapons as needed.
Stats
Fighting: 200
Weapons: 200
Speed: 200
Power: 200
Armor: 200
Armament
Beamsaber x1
Dual-barreled Buster Rifle x1
Beamscythe x1
Hyper Jammers x2
Beam Gatling x1
Missiles x40 (in chest)
Micro Missiles x20 (5 per leg and shoulder)
Heat Shorters x2
Shield x1
Dragon Fang x1
Flamethrowers x2
Beam Glaive x1
Heat Rod x1

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the end of today's updates:

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"My name is Naoko. You are destroying my computer. I cannot allow you to do that." she said. Her body glowed green.

"What!?" Zaveko said, really surprised. Naoko had a blush on her face as well as a slight smile.

"You can't hit what you can't look at." she said. Just then all of her clothes tore off, revealing her natural self. Zaveko turned his head away.

"H...hey! You can't do that! No fair!" Zaveko said. He tried slashing at her, but couldn't hit without looking. She advanced toward him. He closed his eyes, flipped his kodachi around, and then slammed her in the stomach with its blunt end. He then hit her in the head, knocking her out. Zaveko opened his eyes a bit hesitantly. "Well it looks like I'm done here." he said. He picked Naoko up and left the computer core. He then met up with his group. "Let's get out of here." he said. They all then rejoined the rest of the Dyu-Ki.

The attack on the Kya-Ro base was a success. It appears that they are no more. But OZ is still a threat. And an old group from the past will come back to haunt the pilots. But such a thing may have already been prepared for...

"Now what should I call you, my friend? X-Gundam. Yes, that name fits such an advanced machine as you. Now to test you..." he said.

Ash's masterpiece, the mighty X-Gundam, has finally been completed. And it has proven its usefulness. Hopefully the pilots can endure what is to come.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 36: Return of the White Fang, Part 1

Ash was doing a little hacking into OZ's files. Nothing too important except for a small document.

"Operations shall be expanded into space. The Gundam pilots will have a hard time defending both the colonies and Earth." it read.

"So Treize is going to try to make things interesting for us. I wonder how things will go." he said. He started working on X-Gundam. "Let's see... Everything seems okay. In fact, everything is okay." he said. He leapt back down to the ground as Sabrina walked in. She layed down on the lab bed. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"I'm done. I don't want to be like this anymore." she said. Ash gave her a strange look.

"Sorry, but I can't help you. Why are you acting like this anyway?" he said.

"I just lost pretty much everything I've eaten in the last 24 hours." she said.

"I see... So you've had a bad day. What happened to the strong-willed girl I knew on the colonies?" he said.

"She just lost her will to go on." she said. Ash laughed slightly.

"You silly person. I'll go make some dinner. Hopefully you should be able to keep it down." he said. This was odd behavior for the beautiful Sabrina. It was apparent that she was beginning to lose it slightly. "I'm sure you'll be feeling better soon." he added as they walked into the house.

Meanwhile Jheta was doing a little physical training. Silvina came down and watched.

"You're very thorough, aren't you?" she said.

"I guess." he said. Just then they heard Mobile Suits fly by and land. The two dashed outside and then back in the gear up as outside were a whole bunch of a new MS model. When they arrived on the scene, some of the others had already arrived and started to fight.

"Enjoy trying to fight the new Phantom Mobile Suits." a voice said.

"Like these can stop us." Ash said, trying to slice on apart. His saber went right through. "A hologram!? S***!" he yelled.

"If you can find the real Suits, you might just stand a chance." the eerily familiar voice said. A powerful beam struck the Redthunder Assassin.

"Silvina! Are you okay!?" Jheta shouted.

"Yeah. I'm glad this thing's durable." Silvina said.

"So am I." Jheta said, firing at the beam's source. A Phantom Suit appeared as it blew up. A couple of the holograms also disappeared. "The damn things are cloaked!" he yelled.

"S***!" Zaveko cursed.

"Just as I said. Now enjoy your defeat. And Ash, I'll kill you personally." the voice said. A familiar Gundam flew in.

"Treize, you b******! You stole the plans for Redthunder Artillery!" Jheta shouted.

"And cloned you." Treize said, appearing with the Tallgeese IV.

"That's right, and I'm sure as hell better than the original." Jheta's clone said.

"So you're Jheta 2, then. Well the original can't be compromised!" Jheta said, blasting his copy.

"Stay out of it! I'm only supposed to kill Ash." he said.

"Like hell you will!" Ash shouted, firing Epyon's flame cannon.

"What!?" Jhe-Two said, surprised. His Suit was badly damaged by the blast.

"Hm... I would have easily avoided that attack. You're definitely not as good as me." Jheta said. The pilots continued fighting, but only took out holograms. Just then more appeared, possibly including some of the real machines. "I think I've got something. They're dead now." he said, launchine mine-like devices. "Enjoy my little ThunderMine, you tin cans!" he shouted as lightning bolts came from the devices, frying the Mobile Dolls. The holograms disappeared.

"S***." Jhe-Two cursed. Both he and Treize retreated.

"Perfect." Jheta said.

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"Hey Jheta, how did you stop those things from frying us?" Duo asked.

"I set the ThunderMines to attack only a certain heat reading. They won't hurt Mobile Suits if I set them to target Dolls." Jheta said.

"Okay, so if I get fried next time, it won't be accidental." Ash said.

"There won't be a next time. I don't have the parts to make any more of them." he said. They all returned to their homes.

That evening, Ash started looking for any data he could on the new Phantom Dolls. Nothing.

"Damn it! He must know I'm hacking into his systems. But how did he find out?" Ash said. He quickly realized something. "F***!" he cursed, realizing that Treize was hacking into his computer again. "Well there won't be any more of that." he said, quickly whipping up some security measures that would make it impossible to hack into his computer.

"What was all the yelling about?" Jenna asked, walking in.

"I just remembered hacking is a two-way street. Damn Treize." he said.

"I can understand, then. You've got one dangerous database." she said.

"How's Sabrina?" he asked.

"Better. She says thanks for making dinner for her." she said.

"I figured she could use some good food." he said.

"But what is this I hear about you being part of OZ twice?" she asked.

"Neither time was of my free will. The first time I was partly brainwashed and left with a lot of forgotten memories and destabilized mental overloads." he said.

"Mental overloads? Oh, you mean those attacks of yours." she said.

"Yeah. The second time was after Wing Gundam Custom got blown away. Treize found me, rebuilt me, and brainwashed me. It wasn't a fun time." he said.

"Well at least you're with us again." she said.

"Fow how long? I just have this bad feeling..." he said.

"Everything will be fine. Relax." he said.

The next day, Zaveko returned to his apartment. Naoko was awake after being out cold for the last day or so. "Naoko... Is that your name?" he said. She nodded. "Are you okay? I hit you pretty hard." he said.

"Zaveko Kampfer, you are an elite soldier of the Dyu-Ki. I was part of the Kya-Ro. Why did you bother saving me?" she said.

"I don't know. I guess I'm not heartless like the Kya-Ro." he said. She nodded. "Well I guess there are some friends I should introduce you to..." he said.

"Ash Ketchum, Jheta Lahn, Ky Syen, Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Winner, Wufei Chang, Zechs and Lucretzia Merquise, Ann Une, Silvina Calna, Sabrina Tajiri; I know them all. I know their thoughts, their motives, everything." she said.

"Wow. You're good." he said. The phone rang.

"It'll be Kamiko. I suggest you answer it." she said. He picked it up and it was Kamiko.

"Zaveko, you won't believe our luck. Since we trashed the Kya-Ro base, all Kya-Ro forces are retreating! We can finally have a break." she said.

"Really? All right!" Zaveko said. Naoko's eyes started glowing green. "Kamiko, I gotta go." he said, hanging up. He went over to the mysterious Psychic. "Hey! What's going on?" he said. She snapped out of her trance.

"Ash is about to get into some trouble." she said. Zaveko gave her a strange look.

"In any case, let me introduce you to some of the others. You might know them, but remember that they don't know you." he said. They headed for Ash's lab. "Hey Ash! You there?" he said, knocking. Naoko pulled him back. "What the!?" he said. Two bullets flew by. "Huh?" he said, surprised. Naoko pulled out her pistol and fired some shots into the nearby bushes. Some groans were heard. Zaveko went over and saw two guys in silver uniforms. "Who are these guys? And what do they want with Ash?" he asked.

"They are from the Jin-Tui Triad, who rank 2nd in the whole guild. They have orders to retrieve Ash by any means." Naoko said.

"From whom?" Zaveko asked.

"The White Fang." she said. Ash walked out.

"Hey, Zaveko. I heard something going on out here." he said.

"Ash, what association do you have with the White Fang?" Zaveko asked.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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MS Phantom
ID#: OZ-23MSX
Pilot: AI (Mobile Dolls)
Data: A very dangerous Mobile Suit designed for stealth and to confuse the enemy. Even a couple Phantoms can make it appear that an army is attacking by use of their holographic projectors.
Stats
Fighting: 210
Weapons: 180
Speed: 190
Power: 200
Armor: 170
Armament
Hyper Jammers x2
Holographic Projectors x10
Beam Cannon x1

Things will get interesting after this.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Sorry for neglecting the fic. I'm going to post every episode up to where I need to continue typing this thing up tonight, which should take us to the beinning of the second to last story arc of Second Gundam War. Psycho Ash is ba---ack...

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It is nearing Spring of AC198 and things are getting interesting. Good things are about to come to Ash and Sabrina. However bad things are also lurking around the corner.

"Hey Ash! You there?" he said, knocking. Naoko pulled him back. "What the!?" he said. Two bullets flew by. "Huh?" he said, surprised. Naoko pulled out her pistol and fired some shots into the nearby bushes. Some groans were heard. Zaveko went over and saw two guys in silver uniforms. "Who are these guys? And what do they want with Ash?" he asked.

"They are from the Jin-Tui Triad, who rank 2nd in the whole guild. They have orders to retrieve Ash by any means." Naoko said.

"From whom?" Zaveko asked.

"The White Fang." she said.

It seems this old organization has returned. And it has its eyes set on a new leader.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 37: Return of the White Fang, Part 2

"Ash, what association do you have with the White Fang?" Zaveko asked.

"None. They emailed me and asked to be their leader, but I declined. It's bad enough that I was part of OZ twice, but I certainly wouldn't have a great reputation if I join them." Ash said. He noticed Zaveko's friend. "Who's this?" he asked.

"This is Naoko. Remember when I told you that we found a girl hooked up to the Kya-Ro computers? This is her." he said.

"Nice to meet you." Ash said, extending his hand.

"No need for that. I already know you." she said.

"What?" Ash said, a bit puzzled.

"I'm Psychic. I know everything about you pilots---every move, every thought, every action, and even every secret. Should your fianceé Sabrina be fighting in her condition?" Naoko said.

"That's none of your business!" Ash said.

"What condition?" Zaveko asked.

"Nothing. She's just been under the weather lately." Ash said.

"Yeah, for about 8 months." Naoko muttered. Ash gave her a nasty look. "I'd be careful if I were you. There's someone after you." she said.

"That would be Treize." Ash said.

"Not just him. The White Fang wants you badly. We just took out two thugs from the colonies that were after you." Zaveko said. Just then a bunch of Tauruses, Virgos, and Virgo IIs. However they had a different color scheme.

"Now either Treize has given them new paint jobs, or those are White Fang Suits!" Ash said. Zaveko ran to get his Gundam while Ash dashed inside and emerged with Epyon and X-Gundam. The others soon arrived.

"Let's get them!" Duo said. However the battle was interrupted by a large number of Leos, Tauruses, Virgos, Virgo IIs, Serpents, Aquarii, and Redthunder Artillery.

"What the!? Another group is after him?" Jhe-Two and a young woman piloting a White Fang Taurus said.

"Damn OZ." the woman said.

"Stay out of our business!" Jhe-Two yelled.

"Might as well take advantage of this." Zechs said. The battle waged on with each side fighting the other two.

"White Fang, go to Hell!" Duo yelled, slicing apart some Virgos. Both OZ and White Fang were slowly losing to the Gundams.

"Please give up and join us, Ash. Don't you want to lead?" the woman said.

"Who the hell are you, anyway?" Duo asked.

"Wait. I think that's Dorothy!" Quatre said.

"Dorothy Catalonia!?" some of the others said.

"Who else has the qualities to be such a high-ranking member?" she asked.

"Me, they believe." Ash said, taking a pot shot at Dorothy's Taurus with Epyon's dober gun. She flew away from the blast, which hit an Aquarius.

"So be it. We'll get you sooner or later!" Dorothy yelled. The White Fang retreated. However OZ was still ready to fight.

"Let me at these clowns." Trowa said, opening fire with his beam gatlings. X-Gundam joined in with its gatlings. The two of them made swiss cheese of the OZ Suits. Ash then beat up on Jhe-Two a bit.

"Damn you! I'll be back!" Jhe-Two yelled, retreating with his damaged Gundam.

"And I'll be waiting." Ash said. They leapt to the ground.

"You pilots are more impressive fighters than I believed you to be." Naoko said.

"And you are?" Duo asked.

"This is Naoko, the girl I rescued from the Kya-Ro." Zaveko said.

"Don't bother introducing yourselves. I'm Psychic. I know who you are already." she said.

"You wouldn't mind helping us, would you?" Sabrina asked. Naoko stayed silent. "Well?"

"I can't tell you now if you can really trust me. However be wary of Ash. Something bad will happen soon." she said. She left with Zaveko in the X3. The other pilots also left.

"A Psychic. Hm..." Sabrina said.

"Yeah, and unfortunately she knows a couple of things she shouldn't, like our little secrets." Ash said.

"Oh. I hope she doesn't say anything about it." she said.

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"(Dorothy's back, huh? What luck. Now that old score may finally rest.)" Jheta thought.

"Jheta, who's Dorothy Catalonia?" Silvina asked.

"She's a b**** who likes war. I have a little score to settle with her." he said.

"I'll help, unless it's personal." Silvina said.

"Yeah, it is. Her grandfather was Duke Dermail. That b****** and his armies were the ones that killed my father." Jheta said.

"I got it." she said.

That evening, at Zaveko's apartment...

"Naoko, you shouldn't talk about one's thoughts so openly." Zaveko said.

"I'm Psychic. I can't help it that I know what others are thinking, like now you're wondering about the Jin-Tui and what to do about me." she said.

"Can't you ever not read my mind?" he asked.

"No. You're my enemy." she said.

"Then why don't you kill me?" he asked.

"With what? I'm out of bullets and it takes a Newtype or a trained Psychic to use mental powers offensively. Unfortunately I haven't had any training." she said.

"Listen. The Kya-Ro's pretty much history. You're free. We won't hurt you if you don't hurt us." Zaveko said. She looked at him and smiled.

"Okay." she said. She got up. "Follow me." she said. The two walked to a rather secluded area. "Aiko, open up. It's me, Naoko." she said. A hidden door opened, revealing a secret hangar. Inside was a Mobile Suit. It resembled Epyon, but it was rather feminine in design. "This is Aiko, my Gundam. It's armed with two scaled-down buster rifles, beam fists, and a particle beam cannon." she said.

"What are those like?" Zaveko asked.

"The scaled-down buster rifles look like beam rifles, but are as strong as normal buster rifles and last longer. I'll demonstrate the other two." she said. She teleported inside the Gundam.

"I thought---" Zaveko said.

"I can teleport, no other tricks like that." she said. "This is the beam fist, sort of." she said. The Gundam's hands charged up with energy. "And this is the cannon." she said. A small cannon mounted on the Gundam's back positioned itself onto its shoulder and fired a powerful blast into the air. The Gundam shut down and Naoko leapt from it. "Let's go." she said. The two headed back to the apartment.

"Um, Naoko? I don't mean to be rude or anything, but why did you tear your clothes off when we fought?" he asked. She blushed slightly.

"I read your mind and analyzed your weakness. You are very honorable. As degrading as it was for me, I knew you would not look." she said.

"Uh huh..." he said.

"Did you *ahem* get a glimpse while I was out?" she asked.

"I tried to avoid that, but I unfortunately did see you very briefly." he said.

"Like what you saw?" Naoko asked. Zaveko glared at her. "Sorry. Just having a little fun with you." she said. They got back to the apartment.

Early that next week, Ash was working at his computer. He had made some plans for potential upgrades to X-Gundam. Sabrina walked in.

"Hey Sabrina." he said.

"Hey Ash. How's your day been?" she said.

"Good. I've made plans for all of the Gundams just in case." he said.

"I guess that's nice. I told Treize I'm leaving at the end of the week." she said.

"Well you'll need the time off soon. We're getting married Saturday and you're due not too much later. You'll need to relax." he said.

"That's not easy when your second job is being a Gundam pilot. That sort of thing you just can't quit." she said.

"I know." he said. He hugged her. "Don't worry. It'll be fine." he added. He looked at her for a second.

"What?" she asked.

"I think you're showing a little." he said.

"Yeah, I know. It's still real hard to see, though. Speaking of the other pilots, I wonder how they'll react to this." she said.

"I don't know. Hopefully they'll take the news well." he said.

Meanwhile Jheta was doing some of his normal hacking. He noticed Treize was trying to hack into his computer, which he quickly dealt with. He then found an encrypted file.

"(Maybe this has to something to do with those new Phantom Suits.)" he thought. He opened the file and was surprised by what he saw. "What the hell!?" he said. Not only did he have the plans for the Phantoms before him, but for a stronger and more evil version of them as well. "The Shadow Suit..." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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"Now either Treize has given them new paint jobs, or those are White Fang Suits!" Ash said. Zaveko ran to get his Gundam while Ash dashed inside and emerged with Epyon and X-Gundam. The others soon arrived.

"Let's get them!" Duo said. However the battle was interrupted by a large number of Leos, Tauruses, Virgos, Virgo IIs, Serpents, Aquarii, and Redthunder Artillery.

"What the!? Another group is after him?" Jhe-Two and a young woman piloting a White Fang Taurus said.

"Damn OZ." the woman said.

"Stay out of our business!" Jhe-Two yelled.

It appears that a repeat of the events of After Colony 195 are almost inevitable. However things will happen soon that will change everything. However Naoko's message to the pilots is disturbing...

"I can't tell you now if you can really trust me. However be wary of Ash. Something bad will happen soon." she said.

Just what is going to happen? That is not on the pilots' minds. They have much worse to worry about.

"(Maybe this has to something to do with those new Phantom Suits.)" he thought. He opened the file and was surprised by what he saw. "What the hell!?" he said. Not only did he have the plans for the Phantoms before him, but for a stronger and more evil version of them as well. "The Shadow Suit..." he said.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 38: Gundams Destroyed

"What is it, Jheta?" Silvina asked, going over to the computer. She got a look at the plans. "Holy hell!" she exclaimed.

"Quite the oxymoron, isn't it?" Jheta said.

"I know. Man, this doesn't look like anything I've ever seen. It isn't like any OZ Suit either. It looks... It looks..." she said.

"Kinda girlish?" he asked.

"I suppose. It kinda looks that way. Anyway the Shadows are made for stealth and power, as are the Phantoms. However these things are more defensive, unlike the Phantoms which pour on the offense." she said.

"Jheta, Silvina..." someone said over the com. channel. Sounds of a battle were heard outside. They looked out the window and saw Ky struggling with a decent-sized army of Shadow Dolls.

"They may be defensive, but they don't f*** around." Silvina said. Jheta got into Redthunder Assassin and Silvina got into Blueflame, a Gundam designed to be almost exactly like the original Redthunder. The two joined Ky and fought off the Shadows. It seemed easy until the real Shadows disappeared and a ton of holograms took their place.

"Damn it!" Jheta cursed.

"Ky, look out!" Silvina yelled. She blew away a Doll that infared sensors had picked up behind behind the Aquila.

"That's it! Die you f***ing pieces of junk! Die!!!" Jheta yelled, slashing like crazy. The others arrived.

"What are those?" Ash asked.

"Shadow Dolls. Be careful." Jheta said. Naoko fired Aiko's particle beam cannon and took down a couple of Dolls and a lot of holograms. She then dispatched some with the beam fists, punching holes in the Dolls.

"Not bad, Naoko." Zaveko said. Just then a bunch of Phantoms and Shadows appeared.

"Everyone use infared sensors." Naoko said. Everyone activated infared and started to fight back. They managed to take the Dolls down, but the Gundams took a beating in the process.

"That's it. Meeting at my place after school. Bring the Gundams." Ash said. They all returned to their homes. Ash began to work on some blueprints.

"Whatcha got there?" Jenna asked.

"Plans for the Gundams. A whole new set. I'm afraid these more advanced Mobile Dolls are starting to get the better of the Gundams." he said. "(Things should be okay if I could get them upgraded very soon. However I've got a bad feeling that the Gundams are toast.)" he thought.

That next afternoon, they were at the lab surveying their options. Ash pulled out the blueprints he was working on.

"I know a lot of us are probably very reluctant to upgrade the Gundams further. However it looks like we have little choice. I have found something interesting, though." he said.

"The colonies have found a way to mix Neo Titanium and Gundanium together to make a stronger material. It's not too much stronger than Gundanium is, but it will help." Sabrina continued.

"And, of course, we can get as much as we need." Jenna added. Ash pulled out the plans.

"I've been working on these very hard. We'll probably need to use them soon." he said.

"Did you guys work on these plans together?" Jheta asked.

"No. Ash did it all by himself." Sabrina said.

"Yeah. It's amazing what one can do with a computer and a bit of imagination." he said. That wasn't it. Something deep inside told him how the new Neo Gundams were to be designed.

"I think we can do a lot of damage with these." Zaveko said.

"Silvina, Naoko, you'll have to give me the data on your Gundams. I can't make upgrades on machines I know nothing about." he said. Just then the alarms went off.

"Let's go." Heero said.

"You'll have to count us out. Epyon and X are still in rough shape from yesterday and Sabrina...I don't want her to fight for a while. She needs to relax." he said.

"Understandable." Naoko said.

"I wouldn't mind letting you have Assassin for a battle." Jheta said.

"No thanks." Ash said.

"Go on. I know you like a good battle." Jheta said.

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The pilots rushed to the scene and saw a bunch of OZ Serpents, Virgo IIs, Sagitarii, Phantoms, and Shadows; White Fang Tauruses and Virgo IIs; and...

"The Tallgeese IV!? Why are they all fighting it?" Ash said.

"He...me, pilots! Th...is Mariemeia. Can y...he...me?" she said, her transmission a bit garbled.

"Mariemeia!? What are you doing here?" Lady Une asked.

"Sorry, Aunt Ann. I was only trying to help." she said. Despite her age, Mariemeia was handling the Tallgeese IV very well. Just then it was badly damaged by a blast.

"It's our turn." Ash said. The others charged into battle. "(This may turn out to be a suicide mission with so many Phantoms and Shadows...)" he thought. Despite the odds, they managed to take down the normal OZ and White Fang forces. The Shadows and Phantoms were another problem.

"Man, these things are beyond brutal." Duo said.

"Switch to infared." Zaveko said.

"Negative! You can't! The remnants of the other Suits and Dolls will interfere." Ash said. He felt something start to take control of him that wasn't the Zero System. "What is this?" Ash said, screaming as he was hit by another overload. He was unaware that it would be his last.

"Are you okay, Ash?" Jenna asked.

"You...can't control me..." Ash said. The force and the Zero System, however, was repairing his mind. "Wait. It...it's all so clear now. My mind...is stable. I'm cured! I know what this power is, too." he said. He began attacking once again, this time with a vengeance. He was dodging the blasts of Shadows and Phantoms, avoiding the fakes, and damaging the real ones. The others, however, were getting pounded.

"No battle is worth dying like this. We should fall back!" Quatre said.

"Negative. They'd target us as we escaped. Meanwhile Ash seems to know what he was doing." Heero said.

"Meanwhile we're sitting ducks with out Gundams as damaged as this." Duo said, commenting that some were nearly out of power while others were missing chuncks of armor or limbs.

"We must abandon our Gundams. It's our only option." Trowa said. They all ditched their Gundams except for Ash.

"Cowards!" Ash yelled, plunging Redthunder Assassin's glaive through a Shadow. The Assassin was then hit. The other Gundams were blasted repeatedly. The others watched horrified as the other Gundams exploded, taking a couple of enemy Dolls and the Redthunder Assassin with.

"NO!" they shouted.

"Ash!" Jenna shouted. However they soon had to run as there were still some Phantoms and Shadows active.

"I wouldn't." Ash said. The smoke cleared, revealing that there was barely a scratch on him. This amazed the others. However the Dolls still advanced. "I warned you." he said. He concentrated for a moment. The holograms all disappeared and the real Dolls reappeared smoking slightly.

"Holy s***! He...he's a..." Duo stammered.

"He's a Newtype!" Jheta said, surprised.

"Now this is interesting." Lady Une said.

"Now to get a little help." Ash said. He summoned Epyon and X-Gundam and got into the Epyon. "You're going down now." he said, slicing one apart. He finished them all off, but not before Epyon and X were critically damaged. They collapsed, out of power. Ash climbed out of Epyon and rejoined the others.

"Man, I can't believe you're a Newtype." Jenna said.

"Neither can I. I guess these unique powers couldn't work with my unstable mind. That problem is no more." he said.

"But so are our Gundams..." Duo said.

"Don't forget about the Neo Gundams. We'll build those and strike back!" Ash said.

"And X and Epyon?" Noin asked.

"Upgraded too, but not to Neo level. Sabrina's will go Neo, though." Ash said. However no one had noticed that Ky had wandered off.

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"Cowards!" Ash yelled, plunging Redthunder Assassin's glaive through a Shadow. The Assassin was then hit. The other Gundams were blasted repeatedly. The others watched horrified as the other Gundams exploded, taking a couple of enemy Dolls and the Redthunder Assassin with.

"NO!" they shouted.

"Ash!" Jenna shouted. However they soon had to run as there were still some Phantoms and Shadows active.

"I wouldn't." Ash said. The smoke cleared, revealing that there was barely a scratch on him. This amazed the others. However the Dolls still advanced. "I warned you." he said. He concentrated for a moment. The holograms all disappeared and the real Dolls reappeared smoking slightly.

"Holy s***! He...he's a..." Duo stammered.

"He's a Newtype!" Jheta said, surprised.

"Now this is interesting." Lady Une said.

Ash Ketchum no longer has to suffer the ill effects of his unstable mind. He has been healed, and is now a Newtype.

"Man, I can't believe you're a Newtype." Jenna said.

"Neither can I. I guess these unique powers couldn't work with my unstable mind. That problem is no more." he said.

"But so are our Gundams..." Duo said.

Sadly the Gundams have been destroyed. However Ash has plans to resurrect the destroyed Mobile Suits. Despite this, one of the Gundam pilots seems to have gone AWOL...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 39: Rise of the Neo Gundams

Ky returned to her room. She stared at it.

"When did I get these things?" she asked. She thumbed through a magazine. "Why didn't I know about these things happening?" she asked. She made a realization and hurried over to her laptop. "I hoped I'd never have to use this again." she said as she started up a program. She collapsed and lost consciousness. Blood leaked from her ears. She soon regained consciousness, but not as who she once was. "I am unit K-Y-7783-SQ. My purpose is to serve my creators and to be superior to man. My only concern is the will of my creators." she said. She got back up and glanced at a mirror. "What the...?" she said. She proceeded to cut her long hair with a knife and reduced it only to short bristles. She threw what she cut off on the ground in disgust. "Better...almost." she said. She changed into combat gear. "Something's still not right." she said. She smeared a bit of blacking on her face. "Perfect." she said. She then found her bokken. "Why on Earth do I have one of these?" she asked. She smashed the weapon and pulled out a pistol. "I'll rejoin my creators. They'll be glad to see me." she said.

Meanwhile, outside Zaveko's apartment building...

"So Ash is a Newtype... Doesn't this just keep getting weirder?" Zaveko said. Suddenly a Kya-Ro goon fell to the ground, dead. A Jin-Yui soldier wearing a silver uniform stepped out.

"We've taken care of the Kya-Ro. Now prepare to die." he said, pulling out a pistol. Naoko concentrated and the weapon flew from his hand. "What the!?" he said. Zaveko took the opportunity to slash the guy across the chest. He moaned in pain for a second before expiring.

"So much for him. Hey, are you going to give the plans for Aiko to Ash?" Zaveko said.

"I don't want him to poke around my Aiko. It's fine as is." she said.

"Who said he would? You could just give him the plans, have him make plans for Aiko's upgrade, then take them and poke around Aiko yourself." he said. She didn't reply. Zaveko thought a moment. "I wonder what it's like to know everyone's thoughts, all the good ones and bad ones..." he said. The two headed up to his apartment.

The next afternoon, after a lot of hard work, some of the Gundams were complete.

"Our Gundams never looked better." Duo said as they looked at Neo Wing Zero, Neo Wing Gundam, Neo Deathscythe Hell, Neo Heavyarms, Neo Sandrock, Neo Nataku, Neo Tallgeese 3, Neo Mercurio-Vayeate, Epyon Custom 2, X-Gundam Kai, and a half-completed Neo Wing Zero X.

"I wish I could pilot my Gundam." Sabrina said.

"Don't worry. We can handle ourselves." Ash said, putting his arm around her.

"When will the others be done?" Jenna asked.

"It depends. Soon, I hope." Ash said.

"I'm glad you're the resident Gundam expert." Zaveko said. He and Naoko went home with plans for their Gundams, as did Jheta and Silvina.

"Looks like I'll have to rebuild Aquila for Ky. I wonder where she went." Ash said.

"I'm glad we salvaged some of Aquila's circuitry. It looks like there were some very important things stored in it." Sabrina said.

"I hope we can get all of the Gundams running soon. I have a feeling we'll need all the help we can get." Noin said.

"So do I." Ash said.

Meanwhile Ky was somewhere saluting a shadowed figure.

"Welcome back. You've been away too long." Treize said, stepping forward.

"I'm sorry, sir. Ky tried to kill me, but I got her." she said.

"How?" he asked.

"With a knife." she said, brushing her hand over what remained of her once long hair.

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"Interesting. We're putting you back in the think tank, K-Y. You might be sent onto the battlefield." Treize said.

"Wherever you place me is fine. My only concerns are to fulfill my programming and the desires of my masters." she said.

That Thursday night, after much work, the Neo Gundams were finally all completed.

"Boy, that took a while." Noin said.

"Yeah, especially since we all needed new Gundams." Mariemeia said.

"Isn't it past your bedtime?" Duo asked.

"I think you should all go and get some rest. It is a school night." Sabrina said.

"You're starting to sound like someone's mother." Duo whined under his breath as he left. The others also left and Ash and Sabrina retreated to their house. To their bedroom, to be exact.

"It's going to be an interesting time now. We have enemies breathing down our necks, we're getting married in a couple of days, and then..." Sabrina said.

"Don't worry about it. Everything will be fine." he said. That was further from the truth.

"Ash..." she said, gazing at him. "You've changed so much. You used to be an innocent kid with a faulty mind and inhuman abilities. Now you're almost perfect. You're so amazing." she said.

"I am, aren't I?" he said. The two eventually found themselves in each other's embrace, and passionately felt their love. When it all ended, they just gazed at each other and fell asleep.

Meanwhile Zaveko was looking at the Neo Tallgeese X3.

"(With contact with the Dyu-Ki cut off, upgrading it any further will cost heaps. I'm glad I managed to upgrade it with what I had left.)" he thought. He then noticed Naoko working heavily on Aiko. "A full upgrade? Where'd you get the material?" he asked. They had nothing left.

"Most of this is from Aiko. Everything but the armor is recycled." she said. She was doing as well as Ash in upgrading her Gundam.

"How'd you get so good?" he asked.

"I've got a Psychic link to Ash open. I'm sort of leeching off of his knowledge so I know almost exactly what to do. Problem is that other thoughts on either end tend to interrupt this process. Unfortunately...ugh..." she said.

"Having fun, eh?" he said. He got a look at the blueprints. "Holy s***. I could never do anything like this." he said. Aiko activated and stood up. It looked much more vicious than before, though kept its feminine style.

"I added a beamsaber to it. It should be much better now than before." she said.

Meanwhile Ky was listening in on a conversation.

"I didn't think she would come back of her own free will." Treize said.

"This isn't of her free will. This is of her program." a man said.

"How did it activate? We've never done more than turn it on to spy on her. It hasn't taken control of her in years." Treize said.

"Her mind was integrated with her Gundam. When it was destroyed, part of her mind went with." the man said.

"It's strange that she thinks she killed Ky." Treize said.

"Unlike Ky, K-Y doesn't know that they are one and the same. She believes Ky to be a separate person, the girl who tried to kill her." the man said. Ky was confused now.

"(I...share Ky's body? But...I killed Ky.)" she thought.

The next afternoon, Ash was doing some lab work. He noticed he had two emails.

"Dear Ash. So you know what we are. We're sorry. OZ threatened to destroy the colony if we didn't join. Sincerely, mom." one read. He ignored it and checked the other one.

"Dear Ash. You have resisted our power long enough. Soon you will be one of us. -D.C. c/o WF" it read. He also ignored it. Nothing seemed to faze him now. Just then the phone rang.

"Hello?" he said.

"It's me, Sabrina. Ash, I need you to pick me up...now!" she said before hanging up.

"I wonder what that's about." he said. He hopped onto his motorcycle and then realized what was going on. "Damn it! She's early." he said, going full throttle towards the school.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Sabrina was getting ready for her last class of the day and year.

"All I have to do is survive this class and it's over." she said to herself, smiling. Her class started. "Hello, everyone. I'm really not good and saying these things, but this is my last class. Today is my last day." she said.

"Why are you leaving? Are you going somewhere?" a student asked.

"I'm got my reasons for leaving, but they're personal. I'm not really going anywhere." she said.

"I heard that you're getting married to Ash." another student said.

"Yes I am. Tomorrow, in fact." she said, smiling.

"Is something wrong with you? Why would you leave for the rest of the year if you're only getting married? The honeymoon shouldn't take that long." a third said, joking with that last sentence.

"How curious you guys are. There's nothing wrong with me. I'm fine." she said. Just then something happened. She gasped and clutched her stomach.

"Are you okay?" the first asked.

"To be perfectly honest, no." she said, trying to keep her cool while practically running to the office.

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"I am unit K-Y-7783-SQ. My purpose is to serve my creators and to be superior to man. My only concern is the will of my creators." she said. She got back up and glanced at a mirror. "What the...?" she said. She proceeded to cut her long hair with a knife and reduced it only to short bristles.

"Welcome back. You've been away too long." Treize said, stepping forward.

"I'm sorry, sir. Ky tried to kill me, but I got her." she said.

"How?" he asked.

"With a knife." she said, brushing her hand over what remained of her once long hair.

It seems Ky has reverted to the personality of Unit K-Y, a project developed to create a race superior to humans. What will become of the poor girl?

"Hello?" he said.

"It's me, Sabrina. Ash, I need you to pick me up...now!" she said before hanging up.

"I wonder what that's about." he said. He hopped onto his motorcycle and then realized what was going on. "Damn it! She's early." he said, going full throttle towards the school.

However something else that will change the lives of Ash and Sabrina is about to happen...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 40: Peacefulness Within War, Part 1

Ash continued driving full throttle until he reached the school. He dashed in and ran to the office, hearing the occasional conversation of 'Why is Ash here?' and 'What happened to Miss Tajiri?'. He got to the office.

"Hello Ash. Sabrina's in the next room. She seems pretty shaken up about something." Lady Une said. Ash went to the other room and found Sabrina.

"You're here. Thank goodness." she said.

"Let's get you back home." Ash said. Both left on Ash's motorcycle, again Ash going full throttle so he could get Sabrina back as soon as possible. However they were ambushed by White Fang Taurus Dolls. "S***! This has got to be the worst time for something like this to happen." Ash said. He went beyond full throttle, kicking in some hidden boosters. He hoped to outrun the Dolls.

"Oh... I'm in no condition to have to go through this." Sabrina whined. Just then the two got a little cover from Neo Wing Zero and Neo Heavyarms.

"Need some help?" Heero asked.

"Just get these tin cans off of our backs!" Ash yelled. One Doll got in the way. "Son of a b****." he said, pulling out his pistol. He fired very high up. The Doll's eye exploded and the machine collapsed. "The eyes are the only part of a Mobile Doll that can be damaged by human weaponry. Take that out and the thing is useless." he said. He drove off, leaving Heero and Trowa to take care of the Mobile Dolls. However Sabrina's cries signalled that things were going quickly. "Don't worry. We'll be home in a minute or so." he said.

"My water just broke. Oh..." she said.

"Aw, I just washed this thing." Ash mock-whined. Sabrina laughed slightly, then went back to her moaning. They soon arrived at the lab. "How are things?" he asked.

"Going fast." she just managed to say. They got inside and Jenna was waiting.

"I kinda guessed this was happening by the way you took off." she said.

"Good guess." Ash said.

"Now let's get her ready..." Jenna said.

Meanwhile the other pilots had just arrived outside the lab.

"I wonder what's going on in there." Jheta said. Naoko was smiling.

"Sabrina's secret will soon no longer be a secret." she said.

"What do you mean?" Duo asked.

"Oh you'll see." she said.

"I'm worried about Sabrina, especially after what happened at school. I wonder what's wrong with her." Lady Une said. Sabrina could be heard moaning, even through the foot of various metals armoring the lab. Duo tried opening the door, but it wouldn't budge.

"He's locked us out. Obviously he doesn't want us getting involved with whatever's going on in there." Heero said.

"Well we're going in there even if we have to use force." Jheta said, pulling out a palm computer and hooking it up to the lock. "He changes the combination so damn often I can't rely on blind luck anymore." he said, hacking into the lock. Meanwhile Sabrina was now screaming.

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Ash and Jenna now had to practically hold Sabrina down as she was now seriously losing it.

"I really hate to do this to you, Sabrina, but you leave me little choice." he said, slapping her across the face. She calmed down quite a bit.

"If you calm down and relax, things will go much easier. Believe me, I know." Jenna said.

"You didn't have to be so rough about it." Sabrina said, rubbing her face. She had another contraction. "It's time. I know it." she just managed to say.

"Alright Sabrina. I guess it's time to push." Ash said. Meanwhile, outside...

"We'll be going in soon." Jheta said. he had to hack into Ash's main computer to deactivate a security measure that kept the door locked, even to those who entered the correct password. He finally unlocked the door. "Now we're going in." he said. They all went inside and were in for a big surprise.

"One more push, Sabrina-chan." Ash said. Sabrina had a girl, the artificially created child created supposedly on Ash's behalf. All but Silvina, Lady Une, and Naoko had strange looks on their faces. Silvina and Naoko just smiled while Lady Une had an almost sympathetic look on her face. Sabrina covered herself up and all three of them had embarassed expressions on their faces when they noticed the additional company.

"She...she was..." Duo stammered.

"But she's only been on Earth for a couple of months, hasn't she?" Quatre asked.

"Yes. However---" Sabrina said, cut off.

"And you're still...uh, pure?" Jheta just managed to ask. Ash and Sabrina blushed.

"Well, until last night." Ash said. They all gave the two strange looks.

"That we didn't need to know." Duo said.

"Let us explain." Sabrina said. Before explanations or an arguement could start, the White Fang attacked with seemingly everything they had. Outside were Tauruses, Virgos, Virgo IIs, and even Serpents.

"Aunt Jenna, stay here and look after Sabrina." Ash said. He got into Epyon Custom 2 and activated Neo Mercurio-Vayeate, Neo Wing Zero X, and X-Gundam Kai.

"How will you use our Gundams if we're here?" Sabrina asked.

"Auto pilot. It's a new feature I put in the Neo Gundams so they can fight without pilots if need be." Ash said. They headed into battle and faced off with the Mobile Dolls. However the battle ended quickly as the Neo Gundams were too much for the Mobile Dolls.

"Man, those Dolls fell faster than we did in that last battle." Noin said.

"Please don't remind us of that." Duo said. Ash returned to the lab while everyone else returned to their homes. "Thank goodness most of the Neo Gundams were still here." he said to himself.

"Hey Ash. How about the name Sara for this cute little one?" Sabrina said, starting to nurse the child she just had.

"Seems nice to me. She seems to like it too." Ash said, noting that the child didn't seem to mind the name.

"Uh, guys. We have a problem here." Jenna said.

"What?" they asked.

"Your wedding is in less than 24 hours. There's no way she'll be in any shape to be there." Jenna said.

"What do you mean? I feel great now." she said, getting off of the bed.

"Hm? I was out of commission for a long time when I gave birth." Jenna said.

"Maybe it's because you were only about 15 and you had triplets." Ash said, remembering a certain conversation.

"Good point." Jenna said. Ash and Sabrina laughed.

"So we finally won an arguement." Sabrina said.

"Enjoy it. You probably won't win any more arguements with someone older than you again." Jenna said.

"Why don't you go get some sleep, or at least rest for now? I'd prefer it if you didn't fall asleep or anything during the wedding." Ash said.

"I was thinking the same thing." Sabrina said. She headed inside of the house with her daughter.

"I sincerely hope things get better after this." Ash said. Little did he know that that was far from happening.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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I'm going to skip the data for these parts since there's so much of it. Stay tuned.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the second half of tonight's fun. We finally get to see Ash's overbearing parents...but not for long.

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The experiment that the Ketchum family had done on Sabrina has run its course. And Ash and Sabrina like the result.

"Hey Ash. How about the name Sara for this cute little one?" Sabrina said, starting to nurse the child she just had.

"Seems nice to me. She seems to like it too." Ash said, noting that the child didn't seem to mind the name.

Now the next step is for the two to get married. Ash hopes things will get better, but the future does not look bright.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 41: Peacefulness Within War, Part 2

Sabrina and Ash were relaxing after the day's events and getting ready for the next. Duo showed up.

"Hey guys. I was just wondering... What the hell is going on around here? I mean, how could you guys have a kid if Sabrina's only been here a few months, you guys only screwed around last night, and she's faithful to you?" he said.

"Sabrina, you take it. You can explain this better than I can." Ash said.

"Okay. Prepare for a bit of a long and weird story. Back on the colonies, Ash's parents were a bit worried about his biology. You know, the overloads and whatnot. I volunteered for the genetics experiment. After a couple of months, however, I couldn't stand how they were trying to keep me from doing anything. Also no matter how much I pleaded, they weren't going to tell Ash. I ran away to Earth and the rest, as they say, is history. And you can see that the result of the experiment is this little cutie named Sara." she said.

"I knew the Ketchums were strange, but I didn't know they were that strange." Duo said.

"Go tell the others about that. And try not to screw the story up." Sabrina said.

"I will." Duo said. Ash went to check on Neo Mercurio-Vayeate. Sabrina and Sara soon joined him.

"When will I be allowed to use it again?" Sabrina asked.

"We'll see. In the meantime, we'll need a replacement pilot." he said.

"Replacement? Why? I thought it could work without me." she said.

"It can, but the AI setup I put in the Neo Gundams learns from its pilot. Unfortunately with you sidelined, it'll fall behind." he said.

"So who are you going to get?" she asked.

"I think it's time we persuaded one of our best allies to get up off of her a** and fight for once." Ash said.

"I think I know who you mean." she said. Just then Zaveko called.

"Hey Ash. Duo was just here and explained what happened with you two. Strange. Anyway, have you seen Ky? She's disappeared." he said.

"Haven't seen her. Sorry." Ash said, hanging up.

"What was that about?" Sabrina asked.

"Ky's missing." he said.

Later that night...

"(This is very interesting. Ash and Sabrina having a kid the day before they get married.)" Jheta thought.

"Jheta, what mischevious thing are you planning?" Silvina asked.

"What makes you think I am?" he asked.

"Blink please." she said.

"Huh?" he said.

"You never close your eyes when you're up to something." she said.

"You found me out." he said.

"Now Jheta..." she said, gazing at him.

"Yes?" he asked.

"What do you think?" she said. The two embraced each other and felt each other's passion. The next morning, Jheta reluctantly woke up early. he saw Silvina still asleep. He headed to the lab as quietly as possible. He noticed Duo there.

"Hi Jheta. How's Mrs. Lahn doing?" he said.

"Shut up, Duo. She's still Miss Calna for a couple of weeks." Jheta said.

"So, got any nice duds to wear at Ash's wedding?" Duo asked.

"Yeah, but I wouldn't be going if it weren't for Silvina. She says that she and Sabrina met at some hospital or something and are friends, which explains why they spend so much time together." Jheta said.

"Jheta! If they met at a hospital, she might have---" Duo said.

"I know. She might have. But we can't jump to conclusions." Jheta said. He headed back inside and found Silvina up and stretching. "Um, Silvina? You didn't..." he said hesitantly.

"Didn't what, Jheta?" she asked.

"Go to some hospital with Sabrina to..." he said.

"What!? Where did you get that idea?" she asked.

"Well you said that you met Sabrina at a hospital and..." he said. She laughed slightly.

"You dummy. I injured my leg while visiting that colony. Sabrina and I met in the lobby. We both talked for a while and became friends. Now I love you Jheta, but not that much." she said.

"I'm sorry, Silvina." he said. They hugged each other. Duo walked in.

"Oops. You're busy. I'll come back later." he said.

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Ash awoke that morning, ready to take on whatever the day threw at him. He looked at Sabrina and Sara, who had been sleeping peacefully all night.

"There's a first. For once a set of parents get a good night's sleep. I'll let them snooze a little longer." he said. He headed to the lab and began work on a project. "Well I've come this far. I'm glad that that memory core remained intact. I've tranferred the data in it to a couple of CDs. Now to transfer it to its new home." he said, uploading the data to an unknown destination. While the data transfer occurred, he decided to email his parents. "I know I said I didn't talk to OZ soldiers, but I thought you should be informed. Your little experiment is complete. Sabrina had a little girl we've named Sara. We're getting married later so don't reply soon. Oh yeah. My mental overloads are gone too. You know, those attacks of mine? I also just discovered that I'm a Newtype. So long." he said as he typed. He sent the email and then contacted the other pilots. He informed them that they should bring their Gundams with them because the White Fang, Treize, or someone else might try to get him even on his wedding day. There was still one slight problem.

"Um, Ash? Who are we going to get to keep an eye on Sara while we get married?" Sabrina asked later.

"How about Relena? She's a nice person and she'll be there anyway." he said.

"Okay." Sabrina said. She picked up the phone and called Relena. "Hey Relena?" she said.

"Yes?" Relena said.

"It's Sabrina. Do you think you could meet us at the church later?" she said.

"I think so. Why?" Relena said.

"Well part of the reason I left school was for maternity leave. I'll explain later." she said.

"Okay." Relena said. Once at the church, there was another slight problem to be addressed.

"Pardon me, Mr. Ketchum, but there are a number of Mobile Suits outside!" the minister said.

"Are they all different?" he asked.

"Yes. They seem to be waiting for something." the minister said, nervously.

"Don't worry. They're ours. They're just on guard." Ash said, fixing up his tux a bit.

"Yours?" he asked.

"I'm a Gundam pilot. So are most of the other people here." Ash said.

"I see. Why did you bring those vile machines here?" he said, now annoyed.

"They aren't 'vile' machines. We're the good guys, remember?" Ash said.

"They still kill." he said.

"Only Mobile Dolls. It's rare for us to be up against human opponents these days." Ash said. The minister just walked away. Ash sighed. "(So there are still people who see the Gundams as nothing more than Mobile Suits no better than the others.)" he thought.

The ceremony started. Trowa was the best man and Silvina was the maid of honor. Duo, Quatre, and Jheta were ushers and Noin, Lady Une, and Sally were bridesmaids. The wedding went without any problems. Meanwhile, in the back...

"(Man, weddings just aren't my thing.)" Zaveko thought. Naoko was next to him, eyes closed. "What are you doing?" he asked.

"Both Ash and Sabrina are a little nervous, but overjoyed." she said.

"You could tell that without being a Psychic." he said.

"Who said I used my powers to know that?" she said. He sighed.

"(I was never raised for formalities. Even this suit is pretty informal.)" he thought. "Damn, this is boring." he said to himself. Kamiko and Naoko gave him a nasty look. Soon the end came.

"Do you, Ash Ketchum, take Sabrina as your lawfully wedded wife?" the minister asked. Ash hated that question because it was stating the obvious.

"I do." he said, calmly.

"Do you, Sabrina Tajiri, take Ash as your lawfully wedded husband?" he asked. She didn't like the question that much either.

"I do." she said.

"By the power vested in me, I announce you husband and wife. Ash, you may now kiss the bride." the minister said.

"Finally, we're together." Sabrina said.

"Yes, we are." Ash said.

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"Finally, we're together." Sabrina said.

"Yes, we are." Ash said.

Gundam pilots Ash and Sabrina have finally gotten married. However the celebrations will be cut short. Meanwhile Ky is having a slight identity problem...

"It's strange that she thinks she killed Ky." Treize said.

"Unlike Ky, K-Y doesn't know that they are one and the same. She believes Ky to be a separate person, the girl who tried to kill her." the man said. Ky was confused now.

"(I...share Ky's body? But...I killed Ky.)" she thought.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 42: Memories Restored

Ash and Sabrina were about to kiss each other when the sounds of weapons firing interrupted things.

"What the---!?" Duo said, cutting himself off. Everyone ran outside and saw the Gundams fighting an army of Sagitarius, Virgo II, and Shadow Mobile Dolls. By the way the Gundams fought, one couldn't tell they weren't being piloted.

"How dare they fight here!" the minister said.

"They're after me." Ash said.He quickly kissed Sabrina and ran off to join the others. "Stay here. Otherwise that beautiful dress might get ruined." he said. The Gundams had to stop fighting in order to be boarded. However Ash just gave his best leap and snagged Epyon's cockpit door as it flew by. "Heh. Cool. I didn't think that would work, though." he said. The battle was rough, but the low Mobile Doll numbers helped the Gundam pilots win. Soon the Mobile Dolls were history. The piloted returned to the very surprised few on the ground.

"I see Gundam piloting is the same as it always has been." Relena said, holding little Sara.

"It is. Would you like to help us?" Ash said.

"Yes, but what can I do?" Relena said.

"You can pilot my Gundam, the Neo Mercurio-Vayeate, while I'm sidelined." Sabrina said, taking her daughter.

"Pilot a Mobile Suit?! But I can't..." she said.

"I'll give you some lessons. It isn't too hard. You'll be fine." Ash said.

"I've always wondered what it was like to be you guys. I guess this is my chance." she said, looking at the Gundams.

Some time later, Ky was trying to sort through her mind.

"(I'm doing my masters' will. I should be happy. But...that conversation...)" she thought. "(Is it possible that I am Ky? Who is she, really? If I am or was her, then why can't I remember it?)" she thought. She sighed and looked at a mirror. Ky's bright green eyes stared back at the confused young woman. She crept closer until she was just an inch away from the mirror. She touched her face, then the mirror to make sure it wasn't a trick. She ran her hand over the short bristles of hair that remained. She then punched the mirror, shattering it. The pain felt good to her. She tore up her sheets and wrapped her bloody hand with the shreds. She left and went out, wandering around the city.

Meanwhile Jheta was also walking around the city and saw Ky. He went over to her.

"Ky?" he asked.

"...No. I'm unit K-Y. Ky is dead...I think. Or maybe I am her..." she said, confused.

"Hm..." Jheta said. He gave her a chop to the back of the neck, knocking her out. "Sorry about that." he said. He carried her over to the school, stormed in, and went to Treize's office. "What the hell did you do to her, b******!?" he shouted.

"Where did you get the idea that I did?" Treize asked.

"I'm not stupid. Hacking is a very useful tool in gaining info. You and some others had this half-crazed idea to make a "perfect human" and the only survivor escaped. Unit K-Y. Ky!" he yelled, angrily. "Taking over someone's mind is a terrible trick to play." he said, attacking Treize. The two fought hand-to-hand and were equally matched. Ky eventually woke up.

"Huh? What's going on around here? Why am I here?" she asked.

"What's your name?" Jheta asked, dodging a punch.

"Ky." she said. She saw Treize and something hit her. She got up and then kicked Treize square in the nuts.

"Now might be a good time to get out of here." Jheta said. They ran down the hall and stopped once they got outside.

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Ky glanced at her hand.

"Why was my hand bleeding?" she asked. She put her good hand to her head and felt her hair. She screamed. "What happened to my hair!?" she shouted. She tried to think, but couldn't remember anything. "What year is it?" she asked.

"After Colony 198." Jheta replied.

"It can't be. It should only be After Colony 190. What happened?" she said, panicking.

That night Ash and Sabrina were about to enjoy themselves. However Ash was troubled by something.

"Can you wait a moment? I have to check something." Ash said.

"Okay. Be right back, though." Sabrina said. Ash dashed downstairs, avoiding waking Jenna up. He got to the lab, activated a monitor, and punched up the schematics on a project.

"I got it right. Whew. For a moment I was wondering if I screwed up. If I had, that would have been dangerous to someone's health." he said. He returned to Sabrina and picked up where they left off.

The next day, Zaveko and Naoko were walking to their hangar. Along the way, they ran into a bewildered Ky.

"Hey Ky!" Zaveko shouted. They ran over to her. "Where have you been?" he asked. Ky was a bit surprised.

"Do I know you?" she asked.

"Don't bother, Zaveko. Something has affected her memory." Naoko said.

"I see. That would explain her absence." he said. He turned to Ky. "I am Zaveko Kampfer, member of the Dyu-Ki Triad and pilot of the Neo Tallgeese X3. I also attend the same school as you." he said.

"Pleased to meet you." Ky said. She walked away while Naoko gave Zaveko a strange look.

"Since when could you be so polite?" she asked.

"I wasn't always in the Triad." he said. They walked off.

Ky returned to her old place. She looked around the messy room.

"This is where I lived? Where's the lab?" she asked. She let out a bit of a shriek when she saw herself in the mirror. "(My hair... It just started growing back again and now it's been cropped to bristles again. Also...I'm taller than I should be. And a lot more...defined, too. Wait. 8 years have gone by. I'm not 10 years old anymore. I'm 17, which explains some of this.)" she thought. Just then someone knocked. "Come in." she said. Quatre walked in. "Uh... Do I know you? I'm having trouble remembering things." she said.

"I'm Quatre Raberba Winner. We didn't spend a lot of time together when you had your memory. I thought I'd just check up on you since I heard you were back." he said.

"Are we related or something?" she asked.

"No. Just friends. I thought maybe you'd be feeling kinda down..." he said.

"I see. You're kere to keep me from killing myself. Don't worry. It's against my beliefs." she said. She pulled out her gun. "Do you want to kill me? There's really nothing I can do about that." she said.

"I'm not here to kill you." he said.

"Then take these." she said, handing him her gun. "There are knives and other things that I can use to kill myself in the other room." she said. Quatre was confused.

"What?" he asked.

"To keep me from committing suicide." she said.

"But I'm not here for that. You're my friend." he said. At that moment she looked out the window.

"What's that?" she asked. Quatre was relieved by her attitude shift.

"It's Sandrock. My Gundam." he said. Her eyes widened.

"It's so beautiful. Can I see it up close?" she said.

"Sure." he said. Quatre took her outside and over to the Mobile Suit. She gazed up at it and ran her hand over the armor.

"Can I see the inside?" she asked. He took her up to the cockpit and they got inside. She sat in the pilot's seat. "(This is so...familiar. But...the seat should be softer. There should be some other controls here and there and some of these shouldn't be here. Why can't I remember?)" she thought. She started crying. Quatre wiped her tears away and then, surprisingly, kissed her. She wanted to push him away, but other factors prevented it. He blushed.

"Sorry, Ky. I..." he said. Ky then grabbed him and they kissed each other, almost passionately. She eventually let go.

"Well, uh, Quatre... This has been...nice." she said, shaking his hand.

"Anytime, Ky." he said. Both had bright blushes on their faces. Ky headed back to her room and looked in the mirror and saw how bright it was. She licked her lips. "(Hm? Oh well. Wherever he is, the poor guy's wearing strawberry lip gloss.)" she thought.

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"This is where I lived? Where's the lab?" she asked. She let out a bit of a shriek when she saw herself in the mirror. "(My hair... It just started growing back again and now it's been cropped to bristles again. Also...I'm taller than I should be. And a lot more...defined, too. Wait. 8 years have gone by. I'm not 10 years old anymore. I'm 17, which explains some of this.)" Ky thought.

Ky Syen has returned from working with OZ. Her memories are still not quite all there, but she does know that she is not Unit K-Y.

"(This is so...familiar. But...the seat should be softer. There should be some other controls here and there and some of these shouldn't be here. Why can't I remember?)" she thought. She started crying. Quatre wiped her tears away and then, surprisingly, kissed her. She wanted to push him away, but other factors prevented it. He blushed.

"Sorry, Ky. I..." he said. Ky then grabbed him and they kissed each other, almost passionately. She eventually let go.

"Well, uh, Quatre... This has been...nice." she said, shaking his hand.

"Anytime, Ky." he said. Both had bright blushes on their faces.

It also seems that Ky and Quatre have feelings for one another. However the time for peacefulness within this war has passed. A great catastrophe is about to take place...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 43: Out of Control

Jheta saw Quatre land Sandrock and get out. He was still blushing.

"Quatre? Are you okay?" Jheta asked.

"Huh? I, uh...and she...um..." he babbled.

"Ky?" Jheta asked. He laughed at Quatre's studdering. "You'll be fine, Quatre. I'm sure the kids'll look great." he joked. Quatre got steamed.

"Hey! Don't make me hurt you!" Quatre said.

"I was just kidding, Quatre. Geez..." Jheta said.

That morning, Ash awoke and was about to get to work in his lab when he got a phone call.

"Hello?" he said.

"Ash? It's Lady Une. We need a small favor here." she said.

"What?" he asked.

"Well Noin's taking over for Sabrina at the moment as we haven't found a replacement for her yet. Problem is that we need someone to teach Advanced Tactics." she said.

"What about Sally?" Ash asked.

"I just tried. She didn't want to." Lady Une said.

"Well since Jenna's not exactly teacher material, though she taught me most of the things I know. I guess I've got to come in. When should I come in?" he said.

"In about a half an hour because of a meeting." she said.

"Half an hour!? That's not a lot of time." he said.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"If I do the speed limit, it's at least a 10 minute trip. Then, of course, there's getting ready. You know, breakfast, a shower, getting dressed." he said.

"Speaking of which, enjoying marriage?" she asked, slyly.

"None of your business, Ann!" he shouted.

"Sorry." she said.

"I'll be in as soon as I can." he said.

"Sorry for interrupting the honeymoon." she said.

"It's okay." he said. He hung up and got ready. After the meeting, he got to Noin's classroom. He found some notes written by Noin which were hardly legible. "Man, she's a great pilot but she's a horrible writer." he said, putting on his magnifying glasses. "Okay. My first class is after lunch. There's a test in periods 5 and 7 and a Mobile Suit battle in 6th." he said. He looked at the typed-up tests. "Seems easy enough." he said. At the start of 5th period...

"Hey Ash. What on Earth are you doing here?" Trowa said.

"Taking over for Noin while she takes over for Sabrina...er, Mrs. Ketchum." he said, smiling as he got interesting looks from the other students.

"So you two did get married. But why isn't she here?" one of the students said.

"It's really not any of your business." Ash said.

"Yeah. Just lay off. The two of them have had a busy weekend." Heero said. That made the situation worse rather than better.

"So... How's the---" that student asked. Ash, Heero, and Trowa covered his mouth.

"Don't say it, and it's none of your business either." Ash said. He walked back to the desk.

"He is one brave guy." another student said.

"Why?" the first said.

"He's got the Triads, OZ, and the White Fang after him." the second said.

"Then why show himself in public?" a third asked.

"I need to get out every once in a while." Ash said.

Once the day was over, and Ash was informed that he didn't need to come back the next day, he headed home and found Sabrina and Sara waiting for him in the lab. Sabrina was a bit shaken up by something.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"You got a few messages today. A Triad called the threaten you and both OZ and the White Fang emailed you for the same reason. I'm scared, Ash. I don't want anything to happen to you." she said.

"They know I can't be beaten. Don't be worried." he said.

"I don't know. Even with your powers and your Gundams, you could still fall." she said.

"Maybe, but they will fall before I do." he said. "(But I fear that a great disaster will come first.)" he thought.

The next day, Ky and Quatre were sitting in the library. Ky went over to him.

"Hey Quatre, do you know anyone named Dorothy?" she asked.

"Yes. Why?" he said.

"During first period, I got a note by someone named Dorothy." she said. She pulled the note out.


Dear Ms. Ky,

I heard you were making out with MY Quatre in his Gundam. You had better leave him alone or I'll make you regret it.

Sincerely,
Dorothy Catalonia

Quatre groaned. "How did two little kisses escalate to making out?" he asked.

"Everything's blown way out of proportion." she said. The two went to a rather secluded area and kissed each other. "We must keep things a secret." she said. However a wolf whistle was heard. Both groaned.

"Now we'll be accused of making out in the library." he said.

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"Is the device ready yet?" Dorothy asked a White Fang technician later on in the day.

"Almost. It'll be ready soon, but its range isn't too great." he said.

"We'll have to lure him into space. And I know just how, too. Launch an attack on Colony L1-X02694." she said.

"But Miss Catalonia, that colony is full of OZ soldiers." a soldier said.

"I don't care." she said.

Meanwhile, back at the lab, all of the pilots were meeting. Even Ky was there.

"Ah, Ky. I have a surprise for you." Ash said. He took her to a room where the Neo Aquila was waiting for her. "I've been working on this for you since you left. Remember it?" he said.

"...My Gundam?" she said.

"Yes. Give it a try." he said. She climbed up to the cockpit and sat down.

"Hm? Things seem...different." she said.

"It did have to be completely rebuilt. Remember what happened to Aquila?" he said.

"Vaguely." she said. Just then Jenna came running in.

"Ash! The White Fang is attacking X02694! They're attacking our home!" she shouted.

"It's time to go." he said. They all got in their Gundams, Relena substituting for Sabrina, and left for space. The Neo Gundams had been equipped with emergency boosters so they could leave the atmosphere without getting damaged. They soon made it to the L1 cluster and found White Fang Mobile Dolls fighting Mobile Suits belonging to OZ and his family.

"What the!? The Gundams?" a pilot said. Ash recognized her voice.

"Don't worry, mom. We're here to help you guys." he said.

"Ash?" his dad asked.

"It's me." he said. His parents were fighting in modified Virgos. The Ketchum Family Suits were Leos and Tauruses. The OZ Suits were the same plus Serpents, Virgos, Virgo IIs, and Sagitarii.

"I can't believe we're helping OZ..." Duo said, slicing apart some White Fang Dolls. Some of the other pilots felt the same and started attacking the OZ Suits and Dolls.

"Alright guys, if you're going to attack OZ Suits, don't touch the modified Virgos." he said.

"And why is that?" Jheta asked.

"My parents are in those. Harm them and your a** is mine." he said, slicing through some more White Fang Dolls. Just then he got blasted by one of the Virgos. "Hey! What are you doing?!" he said.

"You're in that thing, Ash? It was hard knowing you were a Gundam pilot, but piloting the Epyon? That Mobile Suit is a disgrace to OZ. Disarm that thing and come with us." his dad said.

"So what if I pilot it? I hate OZ. And stop treating me like a kid! Resign from OZ. I'll be happier knowing I won't have to worry about you getting blown to bits or something." he said.

"I never understood why you couldn't just listen to us. We can't leave OZ. Either join us or I'll have to destroy you because you're a Gundam pilot." his dad said.

"Don't be so hasty, Lance." his mom said.

"Silence, Kasumi! It was those damn scientists working under your father that created those things in the first place!" his dad said.

"Oh man. Epyon, you got any ideas?" Ash said, looking for some answers. Back at the Libra II...

"The device is ready, Miss Catalonia." the technician said.

"Use it." she ordered. Meanwhile Epyon was starting to show Ash a more peaceful way to resolve the problem when something hit him. Some power seemed to envelop him. He closed his eyes and screamed.

"Ash!" his parents, aunt, and some of the others shouted. He reopened his eyes, now a deep violet color. He pointed Epyon's dober gun and flame cannon at his parents. X-Gundam flew over to him and targeted them with his beam gatling, buster rifle, and missiles.

"What are you doing!?" the pilots shouted.

"No! You wouldn't!" his parents yelled in fear. The colony was right behind them.

"Are you insane!? If you fire, you'll destroy the colony!" Duo shouted.

"I know." Ash said, coldly. He got ready to fire.

"Ash, please! We give up! Don't fire!" his mother pleaded.

"Too late." he said. Both Gundams fired. His parents let out blood-chilling screams as they were destroyed, his mother's worse than his father's. The attacks continued on and blew away the colony.

"He...he destroyed them!" Quatre said. Epyon and X then turned to the others. Jheta and Zaveko were horrified when they saw Ash's face over the com. channel.

"Surrender and withdraw and you'll be spared for now. We'll come for you later." he said.

"Th...those eyes!" Zaveko said.

"What do you mean?" Lady Une said.

"Remember Treize's mystery soldier? I fought him outside Ash's lab and it turned out to be Ash. He had the same violet eyes then as he has now." he said.

"Same deal here except I fought him in the lab before he returned with Epyon Custom." Jheta said.

"You mean he's gone nuts again?" Noin asked.

"Bingo." the two said.

"We'll leave for now, but we'll be back." Heero said. The Gundams flew from the scene, Ash and X-Gundam headed towards the Libra and the others Earth-bound. However no one had noticed that a small shuttle had escaped the colony before its destruction.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Didn't expect that, did you? My fellow Gundam High players knew it was coming, though. There are only a handful of episodes of Second Gundam War left, but I still need to type them all up. After that, it's on to the reborn Legends of a Pokemaster.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now a new episode. Yay!

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Ash reopened his eyes, now a deep violet color. He pointed Epyon's dober gun and flame cannon at his parents. X-Gundam flew over to him and targeted them with his beam gatling, buster rifle, and missiles.

"What are you doing!?" the pilots shouted.

"No! You wouldn't!" his parents yelled in fear. The colony was right behind them.

"Are you insane!? If you fire, you'll destroy the colony!" Duo shouted.

"I know." Ash said, coldly. He got ready to fire.

"Ash, please! We give up! Don't fire!" his mother pleaded.

"Too late." he said. Both Gundams fired. His parents let out blood-chilling screams as they were destroyed, his mother's worse than his father's. The attacks continued on and blew away the colony.

"He...he destroyed them!" Quatre said.

Ash has gone berserk again. But only time will tell when and how things will return to normal.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 44: Confusion in Space

The pilots returned to Earth. Along the way, Ky looked at some files stored in Neo Aquila's systems. Ash had managed to salvage the Aquila's databanks for something that could help her. She found a file that had complete details on everything about her: medical conditions, her personality, missions, things of interest, and other things.

"Hm. Apparently I liked Quatre before I lost my memory." she said to herself. She then noticed that none of the data was written or typed. It was copied straight from her memory, or rather from the original Aquila's memory banks. Everything had been stored in the original Aquila and obliterated along with it. She opened a channel with the others. "This may sound silly, but...do any of you know who I really am?" she asked.

"What? You're Ky. Did I hit you too hard earlier?" Jheta said.

"No. My memory was lost when Aquila blew up...I think." she said.

"How about asking your boyfriend?" Duo asked. Quatre took a few potshots at him. "Hey, I was only joking!" he said.

"Why don't you come with me?" Jheta said.

Sometime later, at Jheta's lab...

"Ky, sit back. I'm going to see if I can find anything. This might take a while so get comfortable." he said.

"You're going to hack into my brain!?" she said.

"Sort of. It won't kill you...I hope." he said. He searched through the interface and Aquila's systems and found encrypted files. He found one marked 'backupmem.exe' in Aquila and 'memdownload.exe' in Ky. "What's the password to these files?" he asked. He got nothing at first. "Think, Ky! Think!" he said. The password appeared. "Good. And now to get things going." he said, activating the two files. The backup of Ky's memory in Aquila downloaded to Ky's memory. "Wake up. I've done it." he said. Pieces of Ky's memory returned to her. The last 7 years of her life and the first 6were returning to her. She could never remember anything from before the interface was put into her. However now she saw a colony, her family, and being taken away from them.

"I...I think I have somewhere to go..." she said. She got up, got into Aquila, and took off.

"I wonder where she's going..." he said.

Meanwhile, on the Libra the next day, Ash walked onto the bridge. Once again his memories were blocked from him.

"What are your orders, sir?" a soldier asked.

"Our only concerns for now are OZ and the Gundams. Since neither appears to want to come near us, we can relax for now." he said. He glanced at some computer readouts. This was a little hard to do, considering he had shades on. However they were like Zechs' helmet. They hid his eyes, his identity. Ash smiled at the readouts. "Not too bad. Our forces weren't greatly impacted by the recent battle." he said. Dorothy walked in.

"I see you're awake. What are you up to?" she said.

"Just checking the available stats on our forces." he said. "Also don't be presumptuous. You should know that you cannot have me." he added. Dorothy had tried to sneak into his quarters overnight, but he kicked her out.

"Yes, sir. Sorry." she said. Ash looked at the ring on his finger.

"(There's someone out there...who truly loves me. I wish I knew who...)" he thought. "How are my Gundams doing?" he asked.

"They're amazing, sir. We're working on them as hard and as fast as we can." a technician said.

"And the upgrades?" he asked.

"The conversion from Epyon Custom 2 to Neo Epyon is around 50% complete. The conversion of X-Gundam Kai to X-Gundam Custom, however, is taking a lot longer because it is so advanced. It is only at 25%." the technician said.

"Not bad." Ash said.

"But...how did you create such powerful Gundams? Not even the professors who built the original Gundams could even dream of something like this." another technician said.

"I have my ways. Call it a gift." Ash said, smiling.

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Later that day, Ash was walking through the corridors of the Libra. He was trying to remember things, but something was keeping him from doing so. He decided to check on the Gundams.

"Let's see how things are going..." he said. He walked into the hangar. Both Gundams were nearing completion. "Well these suddenly took off. Not bad." he said. "If the Gundams attack, we'll be ready for them. If OZ attacks, they'll be wiped out." he said.

"These two should be unstoppable." a technician said.

"Not quite. X-Gundam may be advanced, but its AI isn't that much better than that of the Mobile Dolls. Give it enough to worry about and it will start slipping. As for Epyon, there are a few Gundams that'll be a a match for it. Redthunder, Wing Zero, and Mercurio-Vayeate, for example. However they would probably need to gang up on me to do anything major." he said.

"Seems about right that you made Wing Zero a match for Epyon. However I find it intriguing that you made it so that your lover's Gundam could also defeat it." Dorothy said. Ash froze.

"(What did she mean by lover? Who is this person? Why can't I remember?)" he thought.

"Is there something wrong, commander?" a technician asked.

"No. I was just thinking." Ash said. "(Why am I being left in the dark by my own thoughts? One would think that having mental powers like mine would mean it would be hard to lose their memories, yet I've lost mine.)" he thought.

Meanwhile Ky and Aquila landed in the hangar bay of a colony.

"(I feel foolish doing this... What the hell am I looking for? The only reason I came here was because I felt I had to.)" she thought. She looked up the colony's stats. "Hm... Mainly Russian population. A large amount of Jewish people, too." she said. She ran her hands through her hair, which had grown back enough so that she looked relatively normal. "Oh well. I'll figure out what I'm looking for eventually." she said to herself.

As evening neared, Jheta blew up a few Mobile Dolls on patrol near Libra.

"Ash, I'm here to stop you." he said, almost emotionless. Redthunder flew towards the Libra. Ash got into Epyon and flew out to fight Jheta. "Ash, I must kill you. Sabrina would be against it and probably would hate me for doing it, but I must. I must stop you." he said.

"Sabrina..... Why does that name seem familiar?" Ash said to himself. Redthunder drew a beam glaive. Epyon then drew its beam sword.

"You haven't changed as far as your strategy. I knew you'd go for your sword." Jheta said.

"Die!" Ash yelled, charging at Jheta and slashing. He missed.

"You first." Jheta said, firing a wrist-mounted cannon. The blast took off Epyon's right arm.

"S***!" Ash cursed.

"I missed. That shot was aimed at you. Oh well." Jheta said, firing a barrage of missiles at Ash. Ash activated Epyon's dober gun and blew most of them away with it. A nice amount still hit, though.

"Damn!" he cursed. He charged at Jheta again, but Jheta sidestepped it and swung a cannon at him with the help of a long chain. It reached out and smashed Epyon in the back like a heat rod. "I won't let you win!" Ash shouted, slashing violently at Redthunder Artillery with Epyon's heat rod. Suddenly some tentacle-like weapons came out of the Gundam's back. "What the!? When did you put those in!?" Ash asked.

"This is my last resort weapon." Jheta said. The tentacles shot out and wrapped around Epyon. "Say goodbye!" he yelled, sending massive amounts of electricity into Epyon. "It's time for you to fry!" he yelled.

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Zaveko stared at the newly upgraded Tallgeese X4.

"Ash gave us this technology, but...are we able to use it against him?" he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time, everyone.

[Darkmaster Kagemusha]

Hmhmhm. Yes, that poor motorcycle. And the beginning of my tentacle craze. PA, once you start the Legends series up, I won't be paying attention, so PM me if you ever get to the rest of the Gundam Series.

(P.S. I still don't think Jheta would have said "pure". ;))

[Pokemaster Ash]

Well Ash was only joking about the motorcycle getting messed up. Sabrina knew that too, otherwise she would have smacked him.

You might want to stick around for Legends of a Pokemaster, DK. It's where our good friend Sara from Part 3 of the Gundam Trilogy comes from, as well as a couple of her friends.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for another new episode...

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A number of events are occurring right now for the Gundam pilots. Some good...

"(I feel foolish doing this... What the hell am I looking for? The only reason I came here was because I felt I had to.)" she thought. She looked up the colony's stats. "Hm... Mainly Russian population. A large amount of Jewish people, too." she said. She ran her hands through her hair, which had grown back enough so that she looked relatively normal. "Oh well. I'll figure out what I'm looking for eventually." she said to herself.

...and some events bad.

"What are your orders, sir?" a soldier asked.

"Our only concerns for now are OZ and the Gundams. Since neither appears to want to come near us, we can relax for now." he said. He glanced at some computer readouts. This was a little hard to do, considering he had shades on. However they were like Zechs' helmet. They hid his eyes, his identity. Ash smiled at the readouts. "Not too bad. Our forces weren't greatly impacted by the recent battle." he said.

The war is drawing to a close. Few major events have yet to occur, but one has already tried to take things into his own hands.

"I won't let you win!" Ash shouted, slashing violently at Redthunder Artillery with Epyon's heat rod. Suddenly some tentacle-like weapons came out of the Gundam's back. "What the!? When did you put those in!?" Ash asked.

"This is my last resort weapon." Jheta said. The tentacles shot out and wrapped around Epyon. "Say goodbye!" he yelled, sending massive amounts of electricity into Epyon. "It's time for you to fry!" he yelled.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 45: Time of Difficulty

"What a day..." Zaveko said. Naoko walked in as the phone rang. "Zaveko here." he said, answering.

"It's Kamiko. Bad news." she said.

"What? Did the Jun-Tui wipe out all of our forces?" he asked.

"Worse. They attacked a conference and killed all of the higher-ups. You're leader of the Dyu-Ki now." she said.

"What!?" he said, surprised.

"There's already a large amount of Jin-Tui forces outside the base. I suggest you come immediately." he said.

"I'll be there as soon as---" he said, interrupted when Naoko grabbed him. The two teleported to the Dyu-Ki base.

"That was quick. Here's the status report." Kamiko said, handing Zaveko some printouts. He looked it over and saw they were greatly outnumbered.

"This is seriously bad." he said.

"We'll have to improvise..." Naoko said.

"If we can surround them, we should have a chance." Zaveko said.

"Easier said than done, but we'll try." Kamiko said. The orders were given out and the battle began. However the Jin-Tui forces had better weaponry and easily beat them back.

"Damn!" Zaveko cursed.

"Pathetic Dyu-Ki. You've always been an annoyance to us." their commander said. "Kill them all!" he ordered.

"You won't get us without a fight!" Zaveko said, starting to fight back along with Naoko.

Meanwhile, back in space...

"Had enough, Ash?" Jheta asked, still pumping electricity into Epyon. He got no response. "I guess I got you. Too bad. I was looking forward to killing you a much more gruesome way." he said. He took off towards Earth. Ash, however, was very pissed off.

"Damn it! I underestimated him." he shouted, pounding the fried controls.

"Commander Ash, are you okay?" someone asked over the com. system.

"I'm fine. Just get some Mobile Dolls out here to retrieve Epyon and send out X-Gundam." Ash said, slipping into the emergency astrosuit.

"Nice timing. X-Gundam is fully upgraded and ready to go." Dorothy said. A couple of Virgo IIs and X-Gundam flew out and met Epyon. The Dolls took Epyon away while Ash floated over to X-Gundam.

"Now to get that guy. He'll really regret messing with me." Ash said, activating X-Gundam's cockpit. He then took off towards Earth.

As Jheta flew back home, he saw that the Dyu-Ki base was under attack.

"I guess it's Jheta to the rescue..." he said, rushing in and attacking.

"What the hell!? Where did this Gundam come from?" one of the Jin-Tui soldiers said.

"I was passing by and saw you were throwing a party. I'm glad I didn't miss any treats." Jheta said, taking out a fair number of the enemy suits. However, after a while, X-Gundam arrived.

"Huh? Another Gundam!?" one of the Jin-Tui said.

"Ash?" Zaveko said.

"Uh oh..." Jheta said. Ash and X-Gundam looked around and surveyed the battle. Ash then started thrashing Mobile Suits left and right, both Dyu-Ki and Jin-Tui. He also attacked the Gundams.

"What the!?" Naoko said.

"Am I seeing things or...is Ash attacking us?" Kamiko asked. The remaining Jin-Tui fighters cleared out.

"You missed the last battle. Ash is insane...again." Zaveko said.

"Cowards..." Ash said, firing missiles at the retreating suits. They were all destroyed.

"I suggest we get the hell out of here..." Zaveko said.

"I don't think so. Beam gatlings on-line." Ash said. The weapons appeared and fired, causing considerable damage to Tallgeese X4 and Aiko.

"So you've come back for more, eh? Nice to see you brought a decent Gundam with you this time, too." Jheta said.

"This time you won't be so lucky. X-Gundam, full power! Beamsaber and beam glaive on-line!" Ash said. The beam gatling disappeared and were replaced by the two weapons, the sword in X's left hand and the glaive in its right. "Time time you're going down!" Ash shouted, charging at Jheta. The two began battling again, this time an even match.

"Ugh... The Jin-Tui may be gone, but we still need help. Ash may be too strong an opponent if he's actually piloting X-Gundam." Naoko said.

"My thoughts exactly." Zaveko said.

Back at the lab...

"Emergency! We need help near the Dyu-Ki base. X-Gundam is here! I repeat, X-Gundam is here!" Zaveko said over the com. system.

"Huh? Why is he sending out a mayday if X is there?" Sabrina asked.

"I'm sorry you didn't find out sooner, but...you'll have to see it to believe it." Relena said. Both of them got into Mercurio-Vayeate and took off.

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The two arrived as Ash's attack got really fierce. The first thing they saw was X-Gundam stabbing Redthunder Artillery with its glaive followed by it slicing Aiko apart with its beamsaber.

"Dragon fangs, go!" Ash ordered. The two weapons disappeared as the arms shot out and nailed both Artillery and X4, causing heavy damage. The arms then retracted, but gave the two Gundams a flame bath. The two Gundams fell. "Too easy." he said.

"No... Ash, how could you?" Sabrina said in disbelief.

"Hm? Another Gundam. This should be easy. Buster rifle on-line." Ash said. The powerful weapon appeared in X-Gundam's hands. He aimed it right at Neo Mercurio-Vayeate.

"Ash, what are you doing!? We're your friends!" Sabrina shouted.

"I have no friends, only the White Fang." Ash said.

"Don't even try to destroy us, Ash. Sabrina's in this Gundam!" Relena said.

"Sabrina... That name is familiar... Why can't I remember?" he said to himself. He deactivated the weapon and took off.

"Ash... You know who we are. Something is keeping you from doing so, though. Please don't do anything bad..." Sabrina said.

"Ugh... You couldn't have stopped him sooner?" Jheta asked.

"Yeah. He almost fragged us." Zaveko said.

"We couldn't help it." Relena said. The all returned to their hangars or labs...

"(Ash, please come back to me...)" Sabrina thought.

"(Sabrina... I wish I could remember you.)" Ash thought as he returned to Libra.

About a week later, Ash was walking through the corridors of the Libra. He heard something, turned around, and pulled out his pistol.

"Who's there!?" he asked. Sabrina stepped out. "Who are you?" he asked.

"Don't fire, Ash. It's me, Sabrina." she said. Ash smiled slightly.

"Sabrina... You're all I seem to think about lately, though I can't remember who you are." Ash said.

"I don't know what's happened to you, but I'm going to stay close to you." she said.

"Why?" Ash asked. He then noticed the ring on her finger. "I see..." he said.

"Deep down you know who I am." she said. She pulled off his shades and kissed him. However the reunion was inturrpted by Dorothy and some soldiers.

"What the!? What are you doing here? Guards!" Dorothy said.

"Hold it! She's staying with me." Ash said.

"But she's a Gundam pilot!" one of the soldiers said.

"She surrendered." Ash said. Sabrina smiled at the fact that Ash was defending her, despite his lack of memories.

"Have it your way." Dorothy said, storming off. "We'll be keeping a close eye on you two." she added. Ash then turned to Sabrina.

"I wish I knew what was really going on. I know by these rings that we love one another." he said.

"Don't worry. I'm going to stay by your side no matter what." Sabrina said.

"Then that would mean fighting the other pilots." he said.

"No. I'm going to stay neutral in this, even it if means I must watch you destroy the others or them destroy you. This is our fight. Whether you win or lose is up to you." she said.

"So be it." Ash said, putting his shades back on. The two retreated to Ash's quarters for a more private conversation. Then something occurred to him. "How did you get on this space station?" he asked.

"I stowed away on a supply ship from Earth. When I saw what you've become, I got worried about you. I love you, Ash." she said, hugging him.

"I know." Ash said.

"(I hope I made the right choice leaving Sara with Jenna and coming up here to be with you. I hope nothing happens to any of us.)" she thought.

"(Sabrina, thank you for being here to comfort me. Now that you're here, I feel I need you with me. Perhaps you can help me remember everything...)" he thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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I should be working on this a bit faster since I have finals this week (and thus am in school less). I'll be completely in the clear Thursday. Yay being a Senior!

Just 4 more episodes left of Second Gundam War. Then we see a scene shift to a place where things are a little more peaceful. Legends of a Pokemaster (MK-II) coming soon.

[CelebiMaster]

I was begginning to wonder when (or where) in hell this would be completed.

[The Silver Storm]

Normally, I'm not one to like cross-overs but, this just blows me away!!!!!!!

*gets blows away*

SEE!!!!!!!

*disappears in a dot of light*

*ding*

[Pokemaster Ash]

Originally posted by The Silver Storm
Normally, I'm not one to like cross-overs but, this just blows me away

Well this isn't a crossover. Although I did borrow some names, some of these characters are mine (Jheta, Ky, Zaveko, and related ones belong to friends).

And CM, part 1 of the trilogy is nearing completion here. There's still 2 and 3 to do. I'll see if I can get a new ep or two in tonight.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now, as promised, two episodes. These are some good episodes.

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"I wish I knew what was really going on. I know by these rings that we love one another." he said.

"Don't worry. I'm going to stay by your side no matter what." Sabrina said.

"Then that would mean fighting the other pilots." he said.

"No. I'm going to stay neutral in this, even it if means I must watch you destroy the others or them destroy you. This is our fight. Whether you win or lose is up to you." she said.

"So be it." Ash said, putting his shades back on.

It seems that Ash's mind has begun to heal with Sabrina at his side. But time will only tell when and how the poor Gundam pilot is back to normal. However another pilot is also beginning to discover who she is...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 46: Finding Truth, Part 1

Ky wandered around the colony she was on, hoping she might find something familiar to her.

"What am I doing here?" she asked herself. What was in her memories and Aquila's databanks seemed silly now. She leaned against a wall and looked at the passing faces. There were a lot of people walking around. There were also some outdoor chess games going on. She watched one with great interest. A young man win against an old man. He seemed to be a bit younger than her and also had a broader build than she did, but everything else seemed similar. Red hair, green eyes, a bit on the short side. "How odd..." she said. She walked over to him. "[Excuse me, can you speak English?]" she asked in Russian.

"Vell enough." he replied with a heavy accent.

"I can understand Russian, but I'm more used to English. Do you know where I can find a good restaurant?" she said.

"My parents run one." he said. She smiled.

"Could you take me there?" she asked. She had remembered seeing a restaurant in her memories of the distant past, but she was mainly asking because she was hungry.

Back on Earth, Zaveko was at his apartment with Kamiko and Naoko.

"This is just horrible..." he said.

"It was to be expected with the Jin-Tui. At least Ash took them out for us...before turning on us." Kamiko said.

"Still, the Dyu-Ki is no more." he said.

"That wasn't a big loss." Naoko said.

"I don't think a former Kya-Ro officer is in any position to say that." Kamiko said. All three sighed.

"Well at least the Jin-Tui went with us. But still, Ash is out there and he's still berserk." Zaveko said.

Back at the colonies, Ash and Sabrina were walking around a colony in the L2 cluster.

"Nice place. I can't believe I destroyed something like this." he said.

"Don't be so hard on yourself. Things will be clear to you once your memories start coming back." she said.

"But when will that be?" he asked.

"Everything will be alright in time. Just take it easy. Also don't get killed." she said.

"Hey! It's the guy who destroyed that colony!" someone shouted.

"Get out of here, murderer!" another yelled, throwing something at Ash. He caught the object, an empty soda bottle, and tossed it aside.

"They don't like me. I can't blame them." Ash said.

"They're still sore over our home. I'm sure you didn't mean to destroy it." Sabrina said.

"I'm not sure..." Ash said. They got on a private shuttle and headed back to the Libra.

Meanwhile, on another colony, Ky was led to a small restaurant. The man and woman behind the counter also reminded her of the young man and herself, just older and taller.

"[Has Karlos finally brought a girl home?]" the woman asked in Russian.

"[No, mama. She is a customer.]" Karlos replied.

"[You should find yourself a girl.]" his father said. His mother turned to Ky.

"Can you understand Russian?" she asked.

"Yes." Ky replied. Karlos' mother smiled. His father then squinted at her.

"Zora?" he said.

"Pardon?" Ky asked. The woman took a closer look at her and shrieked.

"Zora!" she shouted, hugging Ky. "My baby girl!" she continued.

"Excuse me?" Ky said.

"Mama, she can't be Zora. The men said she died." Karlos said. Something clicked in Ky that told her this might just be her family. However it was all going much too fast for her to handle.

"She is your sister!" Karlos' mother said, tearfully.

"We don't know that for sure." he said.

"Just look at her!" his mother said.

"Even if she resembles her, it just can't be! What's your name?" Karlos said.

"Uh... I'm not too sure anymore about my real name. I've gone by Ky for a long time, though." she said.

"You see! The men called her Ky!" his mother said.

"We have no real proof." Karlos said.

"What about DNA testing?" his father asked. Karlos gave up.

"That's a great idea! What do you say, Zora?" his mother said.

"Uh... Okay." Ky said, timidly. "But please, call me Ky." she continued.

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Some time later, OZ attacked the Libra.

"What's the meaning of this!?" Ash asked.

"OZ is attacking us with a large number of Mobile Dolls."

"Well get ours on-line now!" he said. He headed to the hangar. "Coming?" he asked Sabrina

"No thanks." she said. He went out into battle in Neo Epyon. X-Gundam followed closely behind.

"Look! Gundams!" an OZ soldier shouted.

"Hm? Well we'll show him!" a familiar voice said. An overhauled Leo approached him.

"Well, well. Jhe-Two. I thought Treize disposed of you." Ash said.

"No. He's been saving me for something special." Jheta's clone said.

"Prepare to die!" Ash shouted, drawing Epyon's beam sword.

"You're on!" Jhe-Two shouted, drawing his Leo's saber. Both began fighting, but it was clear Ash had the upper hand. "What!? You can't be this good!" he said, getting beaten.

"Try this on for size!" Ash shouted, putting the saber away and activating the dober gun and flame cannon. He blasted the Leo with both weapons.

"What the!?" Jhe-Two said.

"Now take this!" Ash shouted, slashing the Leo with Epyon's heat rod.

"Treize was right... You aren't Ash. You do not fight with the honor you once had.

"Go to Hell." Ash said, slashing the Leo apart with his beam sword.

"I'll see you there." Jhe-Two said before his suit exploded. X-Gundam was finishing up with OZ forces.

"Not too bad. 90% of our forces are still standing." Ash said. He returned to the Libra where Sabrina was waiting, a bit worried. "Is something wrong?" he asked.

"You've changed...a lot. You're completely different when you fight. I don't like it." she said.

"I'm sorry." Ash said. Sabrina hugged him.

"Don't worry. Everything will be okay." she said. Meanwhile Dorothy was spying on them.

"Ugh... She's turning him soft. We don't need anyone like that here. We need a powerful leader, someone who shows no mercy. I have to get rid of her." she said.

Back on Earth, Zaveko was looking at a group of trees. He destroyed one with his sword, but still felt empty. "I can't believe it. I can't believe that all that has happened did." he said. He punched a tree. "Damn it, why? Why did the Dyu-Ki have to be destroyed!?" he said. He destroyed the same tree with his kodachi. "You will be avenged, my fellow warriors." he said.

A few days later.....

"Hm... Everyone has turned into a bunch of cowards. There's been practically nothing from OZ or the Gundams." Ash said.

"What are you planning to do?" Dorothy asked.

"Nothing at the moment. If I get bored, I may take the fight to them. For now, I'll take it easy." he said. He left the bridge. Sabrina was waiting for him outside.

"I couldn't help overhearing. Are you really going to attack the others?" she said.

"Not now." he said. They reached his quarters.

"You know, I could give you something more...enjoyable to do." she said. Ash barely recognized the look in her eyes. "Even if your mind is messed up, you're still my Ash." she said, removing his shades.....and more.

Later that day, Ash was in the hangar checking on his Gundams. They were in perfect shape.

"Maybe I was wrong about today being boring." he said to himself, smiling.

"They'll be ready to go soon. They just need a minor recharge." a technician said.

"Perfect." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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As the war draws to a close, events are starting to spiral out of control. However, for some, good events are about to come to them.

"Can you understand Russian?" a woman asked.

"Yes." Ky replied. Karlos' mother smiled. His father then squinted at her.

"Zora?" he said.

"Pardon?" Ky asked. The woman took a closer look at her and shrieked.

"Zora!" she shouted, hugging Ky. "My baby girl!" she continued.

"Excuse me?" Ky said.

"Mama, she can't be Zora. The men said she died." Karlos said. Something clicked in Ky that told her this might just be her family. However it was all going much too fast for her to handle.

Ky may have found her family. However this isn't the only good thing that will happen...

"Don't be so hard on yourself. Things will be clear to you once your memories start coming back." Sabrina said.

"But when will that be?" he asked.

"Everything will be alright in time. Just take it easy. Also don't get killed." she said.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 47: Finding Truth, Part 2

On Earth, Treize was planning something.

"Hm... With all of these Triads starting to fight one another in a giant feud, they could start to cause a problem. I'll get rid of them. My Mobile Dolls will wipe them out." he said.

Meanwhile, at Ash's lab...

"So now what?" Duo asked.

"I don't know. Since neither Treize nor Ash are up to anything right now, it's hard to say." Trowa said.

"Hopefully Sabrina's keeping Ash under control. She's crazy for going up there, but I can't blame her. I'd do that too in her shoes." Jenna said.

"So would I." Noin said.

"This just stinks! I can't believe we have to fight our own friend again." Duo said.

"And he's armed with much worse than Wing Zero." Quatre added.

"I don't mind fighting Ash." Jheta said.

"You're just saying that because you want to kill him." Heero said.

"Please, Jheta. I know you and Ash have had your differences, but do you really want to hurt Sabrina like that? She's a nice person and I know she'd be devastated if he was killed." Silvina said.

"...Okay, Silvina. I won't kill him..." he said. "...for now." he continued under his breath.

Back in space...

"Well, Ky, the results are back." Karlos said.

"And?" she asked.

"Mom and dad are too nervous to open it." he said.

"I would be too if I were to find out that my child had returned from God knows where." she said.

"Well...if you really are my sister Zora, welcome home." he said.

"Thank you. Also...whether I am or not, please call me Ky. I'm more used to that name. I've gone by that name for as long as I can remember." she said.

"Karlos, Ky, could you come in here?" his mother asked.

"The moment of truth, I guess." Ky said. They went into the other room where Karlos' parents were waiting.

"Well it's official." his father said. His mother...and hers hugged her tightly.

"I was right. You are my little Zora Syen." she said.

"Ky Syen. As I told Karlos, I'd much rather be called that. Also I don't have to change my last name. Surprisingly, I've had that all of my life. I guess it was some fragment of my past that never went away." she said.

"Okay, dear." she said. She sighed. "It's nice to have you back." she said.

Back on the Libra II, Ash and Sabrina were walking through the corridors, talking about things.

"Ash, you don't belong here. You're one of us. You know that as well as I do." she said.

"I may be a Gundam pilot, but...something doesn't feel right." he said.

"You know where you belong. You're not someone from the White Fang." she said.

"That's enough talk of treason, b****!" Dorothy shouted, stepping out from the shadows and pointing a gun at Sabrina.

"Dorothy, cut it out!" Ash ordered.

"No way, Ash. She's trying to corrupt you." she said. She fired, but Ash jumped in the way and got hit in the shoulder.

"Ash!" Sabrina said.

"Leave now. Save yourself!" he said. Sabrina dashed off towards the escape hatches.

"Not so fast!" Dorothy said, taking some pot shots at her. She missed. "I'll get her yet!" she said, dashing towards the bridge.

"Not if I can help it." Ash said, activating a communicator. "This is Commander Ash to the bridge. Do not obey Miss Catalonia's orders. If she tries anything, restrain her." he said. He winced in pain from his wound. Sabrina got away safely as Ash went to the medical bay to get his shoulder patched up.

"Bravo, Ash. Nice way of keeping Sabrina from becoming space dust." Dorothy said over the communicator.

"You started it." he said.

"What now?" an officer asked.

"First off, escort Dorothy to her quarters where she is to be detained for 48 hours. Next we'll focus our attention on the Triads that occupy space. They're starting to become a very unstable factor in this war. They must be eliminated." he said

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It is four months later, July of After Colony 198. The White Fang and OZ have both established a strong grip over their respective territories. The Gundam pilots have desperately tried to keep things under hand. However both forces have upgraded their Mobile Doll forces, making them tougher than before. The Triads, elite gangs who used powerful Mobile Suits and crude tactics, have all been defeated and eliminated by OZ and the White Fang to keep order. In these desperate times, the Gundam pilots find it hard to cope. However a change is coming, a change that will tip things back in their favor.

"Hm... You say the Gundams and OZ are headed this way? Interesting..." Ash said.

"The modifications on X-Gundam are also complete." a technician said.

"Very good." Ash said.

"Shall we go greet our enemies?" Dorothy asked.

"Yes." Ash said. Ash got into Epyon and Dorothy boarded a heavily upgraded Virgo. The two of them headed out into battle followed by X-Gundam and the White Fang's entire forces. Out in space, a massive three-way battle was being waged between OZ, the White Fang, and the Gundams.

"Hopefully we aren't getting in over our heads here." Duo said.

"As long as Ash stays away, I think we'll be fine." Mariemeia said.

"That's a little too wishful..." Quatre said, noticing Ash and X were headed their way.

"Damn it! He upgraded X-Gundam again." Jheta said.

"You want a fight? I won't let you down." Ash said, approaching the group.

"Bring it on!" Jheta and Heero said. The three started a 2 on 1 fight while Wufei, Noin, Trowa, Duo, Jenna, and Lady Une, surprisingly, held X-Gundam at bay.

"This thing's really fast." Trowa said.

"No kidding." Duo said.

"I don't think we have a chance of keeping up, at least not attacking separately." Noin said.

"Need some help?" Zechs asked, giving Heero and Jheta a hand.

"The odds are still in my favor!" Ash shouted, firing Epyon's dober gun and flame cannons. The three just barely managed to get away.

"Now we'll take you out." Jheta said, going for his glaive. Zechs and Heero went for their sabers.

"You're brave." Ash said, going for Epyon's beam sword. The four fought, but weren't getting anywhere. Just then a blast hit Epyon in the back. "What the!?" he said. He saw Mercurio-Vayeate approaching.

"Ash!" Sabrina shouted.

"Sabrina?" Ash said. Zechs and Jheta grabbed Epyon and restrained it while Heero and Sabrina kept their weapons pointed at it.

"Ash, you're not thinking clearly. Use the Zero System. It helped you once, it will again." she said.

"I don't need the Zero System." he said.

"Use it anyway." Heero said.

"Hmph..." Ash said. The system kicked in and showed Ash everything. His memories flooded back to him. He let out a small scream as he tore the shades from his face.

"Ash?" Dorothy and Sabrina said. Ash opened his once again green eyes.

"Commander, are you okay?" a soldier said.

"Yes...but you can go to Hell!" Ash said. He broke free from the grips of the other Gundams and sliced a White Fang suit apart. X-Gundam also stopped attacking the pilots and went after Mobile Dolls.

"No! He's back to normal!" Dorothy said, running for it.

"Now let's finish these clowns." Ash said. Sabrina smiled.

"Nice to have you back." she said. All of the Gundams went on the offensive and started taking out Mobile Suits and Mobile Dolls left and right. Soon both forces were totalled.

"And now for Libra..." Ash said. He, Zechs, Heero, and X-Gundam flew towards it with their sabers ready. They started at the corners and sliced inwards. At the middle, they pulled back and fired their strongest weapons at the main core. Libra II was destroyed in a fantastic explosion.

"It's nice to have you back, Ash. You're like family to us." Ky said.

"I know. I understand you've found yours." he said. Ky smiled.

"Thanks to you repairing Aquila's databanks." she said.

"You! You're that little b**** that's been seeing my Quatre!" Dorothy yelled, getting ready to attack Ky. Ash stopped her.

"Save it for OZ, Dorothy. Now isn't the time for personal problems." he said. They all headed back to Earth.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Not too bad, huh? Ash is back and not a moment too soon. Only 2 more episodes of Second Gundam War remain. After that, it's off to Kanto for the adventures of Pokemaster Ash in Legends of a Pokemaster. It'll be fun.

[CelebiMaster]

Maybe I'm only speaking for myself, but I think most people like your Gundam stories better than your fantasy autobiographies.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Well I've rewritten it to be better. Seriously, Legends of a Pokemaster isn't too bad a fic. In fact, it's from that fic (though later on), that Sara from Gundam Forever (the RPG which Part 3 of the trilogy is based from) comes from. A couple of her friends, too.

[CelebiMaster]

I know THAT. I was in gundam 3 an have read your work.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the final two episodes of Second Gundam War...

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"Ash, you're not thinking clearly. Use the Zero System. It helped you once, it will again." Sabrina said.

"I don't need the Zero System." he said.

"Use it anyway." Heero said.

"Hmph..." Ash said. The system kicked in and showed Ash everything. His memories flooded back to him. He let out a small scream as he tore the shades from his face.

"Ash?" Dorothy and Sabrina said. Ash opened his once again green eyes.

"Commander, are you okay?" a soldier said.

"Yes...but you can go to Hell!" Ash said. He broke free from the grips of the other Gundams and sliced a White Fang suit apart. X-Gundam also stopped attacking the pilots and went after Mobile Dolls.

Ash has once again returned to normal, rejoining the Gundam pilots in their fight against OZ. The war will end soon...

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 48: The Battle Nears

"You guys wouldn't mind if I killed Dorothy, would you?" Ky asked on the way back to Earth. "I mean, she has no right to call me that. Also she has no claim over Quatre." she continued. Dorothy growled.

"I don't see how any of us can stop you." Quatre said.

"I will, though." Ash said.

A couple of days later, all of the pilots met at Ash's lab.

"So what's up?" Duo asked.

"Well, I've been out of it for a few months..." Ash said.

"More like out of your mind." Duo interrupted. Ash punched him in the stomach.

"Anyway, I just wanted to say sorry for that." he said.

"I guess you guys won't need me around anymore except to babysit." Relena said.

"Not true. You can have Mercurio-Vayeate." Ash said.

"Huh!? What about me?" Sabrina asked.

"You, my dear, will get a much better Gundam. Trust me, I know." he said, looking up at Epyon.

"Are you serious!?" she asked, surprised.

"You're a much better pilot now than before. You've improved greatly and I think you'll be able to handle it." Ash said.

"So what will you pilot?" Trowa asked.

"I'll take X-Gundam. I'm the only one that can handle its sheer power." Ash said.

"Anything else?" Jheta asked, paying a bit more attention to Silvina than anything else.

"Well if you two lovebirds will stop thinking what you are and pay attention, we'll continue." he said.

"Damn your powers!" Jheta shouted.

"So what about OZ? Their suped-up Mobile Dolls are a pain in the a**." Zaveko said.

"You overestimate them. Their power and defense has been beefed up a bit, but they aren't that much more difficult to handle than the originals." Ash said.

"That's actually quite true." Heero said. They all left.

"I'm glad you're back. I missed you...well, the old you." Sabrina said.

"It's also nice that you wanted to stay by my side throughout that whole ordeal. However you put your life at risk. I don't want you getting hurt...at least, anymore than a Gundam pilot can." he said. They hugged each other.

"Thanks for the concern." she said. The two of them headed for their bedroom. Ash smilied when he saw Sara.

"I forgot all about you. I'm sorry, little one." he said, kissing the sleeping child on her forehead. He sighed.

"Something wrong?" Sabrina asked.

"Just remembering a little something..." he said, thinking back to the past.

"Hey there, my little boy. How are you today?" Ash's mother said, picking him up as a baby. He laughed a little. "Feelin' good? Good. I don't want you to be unhappy." she said.

"Kasumi, you know that's impossible." his father said.

"What's wrong with hoping he's always happy? I just want him to feel good." she said. She looked at Ash and smiled. "I love you, Ash." she said.

"My parents treated me so nicely as a child and how did I repay them? I ran away and blew them to atoms." he said.

"I'm sorry, Ash. Sometimes these things can't be helped." Ash said.

"I know." he said, laying down next to Sabrina and falling asleep.

"Poor Ash. Your life has been one disaster after another. It's amazing you've survived it all so well. I hope the future for all of us is bright. That would be nice." she said before falling asleep herself.

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A couple of days later, Ash and X-Gundam were checking out an area where some Mobile Suits and Mobile Dolls were to have been. There was nothing there, though.

"Hm... X's sensors aren't getting anything. Trowa's usually never wrong about these things, though." he said. Just then some appeared, followed by more and lots more. "Huh? S***! They've got hyper jammers. It's an ambush." he said. There were about 200 suits there, ready to attack.

"Give up, pilot, or we'll destroy you." a soldier said.

"No way!" Ash said, starting to attack the suits. However they were still able to keep up. "Hm... These tin cans are resourceful." he said. He shot a bunch of them up with the beam gatlings. When he tried to get an aerial advantage, however, a bunch of Taurus and Libra suits appeared and blasted him. He was apparently down. "So you think you've beaten me, huh? Well...I'M NOT READY TO DIE YET!!!" he shouted, sending X into the air and slicing the aerial forces apart with his saber. He then blew most of the rest away with the buster rifle. "And now for the rest of you." he said. X's missile bays opened and fired. Missiles flew all over, blowing away suits and dolls left and right. "And now the finalé." he said, barbecuing all but one with the flamethrowers. He turned to the only suit remaining: a Leo.

"I...I can't believe...one Gundam did all of that..." the soldier said.

"Never fight an enemy you have no chance of beating." Ash said. X grabbed the suit's head with its left hand and lifted it off of the ground. The arm extended a bit and X's rifle appeared in its free hand. "And now you pay for that mistake." he said.

"N...no! I surrender! Don't kill me!" the soldier shouted.

"I don't show mercy to OZ soldiers." he said, firing. X tossed the remains of the suit, mainly the head and a very small part of its upper body, aside and started walking away. "Why are we still fighting? This war should be over. Oh well. I guess our work just isn't done yet." he said.

A few months have passed since that encounter. Treize's forces have been completely wiped out thanks to the Gundam pilots. Now it's time for them to attack their base. This is where the final battle will be waged.

"Well it looks like we're ready." Ash said, admiring the recently upgraded X-Gundam.

"Let's hope no one gets killed." Sabrina said.

"Let's go thrash Treize around." Duo said.

"Roget that." Quatre said.

"Mission accepted." Heero said.

"Let's go." Ash said. They all took off towards the school. However, when they got there, they were in for a nasty surprise.

"What the hell!? What on Earth is this?" Duo asked, very surprised. Before them were all of the Gundam clones.

"I don't believe this." Jheta said.

"Heh heh heh. Surprised, Gundam pilots? You forgot I had these, didn't you? Now I'm going to use my remaining forced to destroy you. Prepare to die!" Treize said from the Tallgeese IV clone.

"I don't think so. It ends here and now." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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"What the hell!? What on Earth is this?" Duo asked, very surprised. Before them were all of the Gundam clones.

"I don't believe this." Jheta said.

"Heh heh heh. Surprised, Gundam pilots? You forgot I had these, didn't you? Now I'm going to use my remaining forced to destroy you. Prepare to die!" Treize said from the Tallgeese IV clone.

"I don't think so. It ends here and now." Ash said.

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Second Gundam War
Episode 49: Victory

The fierce battle began. The Gundam clones were programmed with all of the moves and techniques of the originals and their pilots, making them hard to fight.

"Damn it, Treize! Why are you so insane?" Mariemeia said.

"Watch your mouth, daughter!" Treize scolded.

"She's not your daughter, you freak!" Lady Une shouted, firing at him. As the fight continued, the Gundams were slowly winning. However it was still an uphill struggle.

"Alright, X. Time to do some damage." Ash said, firing some missiles out that damaged and actually destroyed some of the clones. He then turned to the Tallgeese IV clone. "Alright, Treize. You're mine!" he said, drawing X's saber and slashing. Treize just managed to dodge.

"Not bad, Ash, but I'm better." Treize said, drawing his saber. Both started a very fierce duel. Neither side appeared to have the upper hand. The blows that landed were nasty, but they were very few. As for the others, both sides had suffered heavy damage. However the Gundams were still winning.

"I hope Ash knows what he's doing." Silvina said.

"So do I." Zaveko said.

"I just hope he wins." Wufei said.

"You pilots will never get it through your heads, will you? You can't win in the end!" Treize said.

"Oh yeah?" Ash said. He trashed the Treize's dober gun with X's heat rod. He then sliced the Tallgeese IV clone's left arm off with his saber and flamebroiled the suit with his flamethrowers.

"What!? No!" Treize said.

"It's the sad truth to you, isn't it? You're finished!" Ash said, flying into the air. "(This attack I've never tested. It may destroy me, but it will take care of him.)" he thought. He activated a special program. The beam gatlings appeared in X's hands. The halves of the buster rifle then attached to them. The missile bays, though mostly empty, opened up as well.

"What are you doing!?" Treize asked, terrified.

"Duo may be the God of Death to OZ soldiers and Mobile Dolls, but I am your Shinigami! Prepare for my ultimate attack!!!" Ash shouted. All of the active weapons fired ax maximum power.

"NO!!!" Treize screamed as he was blown away. The blast continued and destroyed the school and the OZ base beneath it. However the energy output of the weapons was too much for X's systems, causing an overload and a powerful explosion. The others had just finished up when they saw it happen.

"Oh no! Not again! Ash!!!" Sabrina yelled, worried that Ash might have gone with X-Gundam.

"He...he sacrificed everything...again..." Ky said, a bit awed by what just happened. A few remaining fragments and pieces of X-Gundam fell to the ground, including the remains of the cockpit. Everyone got out of their Gundams and ran over to the wreckage. They found Ash inside.

"Ash! Are you okay, buddy?" Duo said.

"Yeah... I'm fine... The war's...over..." he said, weakly.

"Yes it is." Relena said.

"It's...the end... Not only...for the war...but for me as well... Goodbye..." he said, fading out. Jenna checked his pulse.

"He's still alive. However we need to get him to a hospital now." she said.

"Let's go, then." Quatre said, picking Ash up. Even carrying Ash, Quatre still managed to get back into Sandrock and take off.

"Please survive, Ash. I don't know what I'd do without you." Sabrina said.

"The feeling's mutual." Jheta said. They all headed home.

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It was a few days later. Ash just barely survived the battle. He was left with some nasty burns and cuts and a broken arm. However he was still okay. Sabrina and some of the others walked in.

"Hey guys." he said.

"Hey, Ash. It's nice to see you're okay." she said. She was holding Sara in her arms.

"It's nice to be okay." he said.

"You must have more lives than I do." Heero said.

"I'm glad you're still around. You're an ace pilot for sure." Noin said.

"You're also a handsome guy." Dorothy said. Sabrina kicked her slightly. "That is, a handsome guy that I'm sure Sabrina would hate not to have around anymore." she corrected. Sabrina smiled.

"So what do we do with the Gundams?" Quatre asked.

"Let's keep them hidden. Hopefully we'll never need them again, but they'll be around just in case." he said.

"Good idea. We've already been caught off-guard twice." Duo said.

"I guess the Gundams are a necessary evil. We need them to protect the Earth and colonies, even when they aren't needed." Jon said.

"Well hopefully the peace will last this time." Ash said.

After all of that, the younger pilots all went off and finished high school. Ash, Sabrina, Silvina, and Jheta headed to college. Jon, Zaveko, Kamiko, and Naoko all just hid themselves away. Zechs and Noin became teachers at the college Ash and others went to. Like before, they taught Tactics. However this time they taught together. Life was basically good.

"Sabrina, I'm curious. Why are you going to school with me?" he said.

"Well I have some learning of my own to catch up on. Who better to do it with than you?" she said. "I mean, Jenna's doing a wonderful job taking care of Sara while we're gone. Why not?" she said.

"Very good points." he said.

At Jheta's place, about a month or so later...

"Silvina, going to college with you has been great. We have most of the same classes together, which is nice." he said.

"Well I'm not sure if I'll be going next year...or if I'll make it to the end of this one." she said.

"Why? Is something wrong?" he asked.

"Jheta, I...I'm...I'm..." she said, very nervously.

"What?" he asked.

"Jheta, I'm having a baby." she said. He stared at her in shock.

"What?" he asked, surprised.

"You heard me. I'm pregnant." she said.

"Wow." he just managed to say. They hugged each other.

"It'll be nice to have a child around here." she said.

"Yeah, it will, won't it?" he said.

As time went on, things were very peacful for the pilots. They lived fairly peaceful lives from them on.

In Heaven, two figures were looking down on things.

"All things considered, Ash turned out to be a lot more than I expected." Lance Ketchum said.

"I told you there was something special about him. We shouldn't have tried to limit his growth. We should have let him go." Kasumi said.

"I guess I was wrong all along." he said.

"Not wrong. Misled. You know OZ coerced us into joining them. Then they corrupted you." she said.

"Hopefully Ash will right the wrongs we committed." Lance said.

Meanwhile, in a remote colony, a young woman was looking at a baby.

"You're the last of a great family. Others do remain, but they don't care about power like your parents. Natsume, one day you will rise up and take their place." she said.

Back on Earth...

"Those b******s defeated me before. However it's time I showed them my true evil. It's time those annoying pilots and that traitorous Mariemeia were dealt with." a man said, looking at a massive army of Mobile Suits.

THE END.....For now.....

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The End of Part 1 of the Gundam Trilogy, but the intro to parts 2 and 3. However they won't show for a while. Next up on this roller coaster ride: Legends of a Pokemaster. If I feel like it, the first episode may be up tonight.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now, since I am in a good mood, episode one of the new and improved Legends of a Pokemaster...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 1

A battle was waging on a distant planet. Hostile forces were attacking a peaceful planet, one known for being clean and pure and also for the extra long lives of its inhabitants.

A woman, a demigoddess trying to protect her home planet, watched nervously as an armored hero fought off the invaders. He was only a boy, but was very powerful. He fought, but they were starting to get the upper hand. When it seemed like he was about to lose, the armor changed. It became golden with six fiery angel wings. He destroyed the invaders quickly and disposed of their leader with a powerful energy attack. However the attack was aimed downwards and it accidentally damaged the planet.

"Get out of here!" the demigoddess shouted. The armored child ignored the woman's warnings and went in to investigate. However the planet exploded with him on it. The demigoddess escaped, but just barely. She looked on in horror and sorrow as her home, her family, and her people were all destroyed. "I don't believe it..." she said. She spotted the armored child, his armor and himself very badly damaged.

"I...I'm sorry..." he said, weakly.

"It's okay. You didn't mean to do this..." she said.

"I guess...this is...goodbye..." he said, passing out and almost dead.

"Not yet, my son." she said. She called upon one of her hidden abilities, one she had never used before, and removed his soul from his dying body. She then put it within hers. "It's not time for you to go just yet. We'll stay together, for now." she said. She then disappeared from the area.

A few years later, the demigoddess was meditating near a familiar planet when she got a vision. She awoke and pulled out the young one's soul.

"It looks like it's time for us to part. You will live again. I hope things turn out well for you." she said. She sent the soul down to the planet where it would be given new life.

Nine months later...

The life of a young woman named Delia Ketchum was about to take an interesting turn. She had just moved into a nice house in a place called Pallet City and was completely unaware of what was about to happen.

"Oh... It hurts..." she moaned. She looked through boxes and other stuff for something. "I think I need an ambulance. But...where the hell are the phones?" she said. She scrambled through things and finally found one. "Good. Now I can get help." she said. A sharp pain made her drop the phone on the floor before she could plug it in. "Damn." she cursed. She got on the floor to get it when... "!? Something doesn't feel right... It's like something's moving inside of me." she said.

Then it happened.

She, to her surprise, gave birth to a boy. "How...? I didn't do anything to cause you to appear." she said, picking the child up. "I guess we'll have to make the best of things. Don't worry, little one, I'll take good care of you." she said.

Meanwhile the demigoddess had been watching from the shadows. She smiled at the sight.

"I wonder what I'll call you." Delia said.

"Name him Ash." the demigoddess whispered, making it seem like it was only a thought.

"Ash sounds like a nice name for you. Now let's get you washed up." Delia said, taking the child into a nearby bathroom.

"Goodbye, my son. I'm not sure if we'll ever meet again, but I hope you live a happy life either way. I'll try to keep an eye on you, but I don't know if I'll be able to. Although our planet is gone, I'm still a very busy person." the demigoddess said, disappearing.

As time went on, the young child grew made some friends. One was a boy his age who, for a short time, was his rival later on. Another was a young girl who, three years after that event, lost her parents in a tragic event. Things seemed normal. But this would not be the case for too long. Years later, things were about to change forever...

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The year was After Colony 200. It was springtime and 15 year old Ash Ketchum was enjoying the last few moments he'd be home in a while.

"Well, that's enough TV. Time to go. Hopefully things will go much better this time around. It all went so badly five years ago..." he said. He grabbed his jacket and backpack and headed downstairs. "Morning, mom." he said, sitting down for breakfast.

"Good morning, Ash. I made something special, since it'll be the last time you're around for a while. French toast, pancakes, and sausages." Delia said.

"Good." he said, immediately starting to dig in. Halfway through his breakfast, he noticed her gazing at him. "Something wrong?" he asked.

"I'm going to miss you." she said.

"I'm going to miss you too, mom. Don't worry. I'll be okay. I can take care of myself." he said.

"I know." she said. She hugged him.

After he finished, he grabbed his stuff and headed for the door. He paused at a picture of him as a young child, his mom, and a young blue-haired girl. "I'll see you again as soon as I can, my old friend. I hope the last few years have treated you well." he said. He left and headed to a lab that was nearby. He tried opening the door, but it was locked. "That's strange..." he said. He went around back and saw the person he was looking for taking care of some Pokémon. "Hey, Professor Oak!" he shouted.

"Hm? Oh, hi Ash. I forgot that you were coming today." Prof. Oak said.

"That's okay." Ash said. The two headed inside. "I've done a lot of studying since my last attempt at being a Pokémon trainer. I'm ready for this." he said.

"I know. You've done very well in that, in my opinion." Prof. Oak said.

"So what are my options as far as starters?" he asked. Before Professor Oak could answer, a Pikachu leapt out from somewhere and leapt up on his shoulder.

"Pi pikachu. [Hi Ash.]" it said.

"Hey there, Pikachu. I wasn't going to forget you." he said.

"In addition to the only Pokémon you kept from your last journey, you can have either a Bulbasaur, a Charmander, or a Squirtle." Prof. Oak said.

"Hm... Tough choice. Charmander's a great attacker, Squirtle's good with Defense, and Bulbasaur's good all around." he said. He thought it over carefully.

"You're the only trainer leaving Pallet this year, aren't you?" Prof. Oak asked.

"Hm? Yeah. I think so." he said.

"Why don't you take all three of them?" Prof. Oak asked.

"No. I can't..." he said.

"Go ahead. Take them. I'm very sure they'll be in good hands with you." Prof. Oak said.

"Okay." Ash said, taking the three Pokéballs. "I know I've got some more Pokéballs and a PokéDex coming to me. Anything new?" he said.

"Yes. A new item called the PokéGear. It's a combination of a watch, calendar, radio, and cell phone." Prof. Oak said.

"Neat." Ash said. Prof. Oak handed him the Gear, some Pokéballs, and a silver PokéDex.

"This PokéDex I had custom made for you. It has some added features I know you'll like including added data normal PokéDexes usually don't have or need an upgrade for." he said.

"Cool." Ash said.

"I guess I'll see you later." Prof. Oak said.

"See you later, Professor." Ash said, leaving the lab. He headed south, towards the sea. "I think I'll get to know my Pokémon a bit and train them before---" he said, cut off by something.

"Pika? [What is it?]" Pikachu said. Ash went in for a closer look.

"It's a beached Magikarp." he said. He tossed the fish into the sea. Magikarp then started to evolve. "Interesting..." he said. It became a Gyarados that did not look happy. It roared at Ash. "H...hey now! I helped you, remember?" he said. It roared again and fired a Hydro Pump at him. Ash leapt away from it. "If that's how you want to play... Pikachu, Thundershock!" he said. The electric mouse hit Gyarados with the attack, but Gyarados seemed to shrug it off. Gyarados roared and charged up for a Hyper Beam. "Oh s***! Pikachu, return!" he said, recalling Pikachu. He ran for his life. The Gyarados fired and nailed Ash perfectly with it. "(Is this the end? Will I really never see those I care about again?)" he thought as he fell to the ground, most of his body scorched by the attack.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun with the powerful PA later...that is, when he becomes PA.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now the beginning of Pokemaster Ash and his first run-in with a certain bunch of idiots...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 2

The Gyarados left Ash for dead. He was still hanging on by a thread, but the thread was starting to break. A young woman who had seen the attack ran over to his side.

"This is bad. You need help immediately. Don't worry. I can take you somewhere where you can get fixed up and then some." she said. She took him as quickly as she could to a lab in a very different area. "Let's see... You're not outside of being saved, but medical help won't be enough. Let's see what I can do for you." she said, looking through her files for something. "Hm? I never noticed this before. However it's perfect." she said.

Ash awoke some time later.

"...I...I survived?" he said. He got up, but noticed he was now clad in a silver armor. "Wha...? What's this?" he asked. He looked around. "And where the heck am I?" he asked. He looked around for anything that could give him answers. He found the design specs, blueprints, and other notes on the armor. "Hm... Very interesting... Strength enhancement, titanium-X armor, special attacking abilities... Pretty powerful thing, aren't you? Let's see... This thing has been programmed with all known Pokémon attacks. Whoever put this on me knew what I'd like." he said. He continued reading. "Additional armament includes a pair of plasma busters similar to the X-Buster design, a sword made out of tritanium X, and a glaive made of the same alloy. It also can become stronger through use. Very cool. It's almost as if this thing has made me a cross between a Pokémon and a superhero." he said. He laughed slightly. "So what do I call this thing? Maybe the Pokemaster Armor. It may seem a bit vain, but I think it makes perfect sense." he said. "Now to get back home..." he said. He teleported away, back to Kanto. Just then the woman who saved him and a couple of others entered the lab.

"Huh? Where did he go? I guess he woke up and left already." she said.

"Are you sure he isn't just wandering around somewhere?" an old scientist said.

"No. I had the lock set to open only from the outside and no one knew he was in here." she said.

"I guess he teleported away." a young man with her said.

"Maybe. The armor I gave him had that capability." she said.

"Armor?" a red-armored person with very long blond hair asked.

"I told you that the young man I found was badly wounded. The armor I whipped up for him had life supporting abilities. However he left before I could fully test its combat and defensive powers." she said.

Meanwhile Ash was now on Route 1, training his Pokémon.

"Okay, guys. Try hitting my hand with your Tackle attacks." he said, kneeling down so the Pokémon could do this. Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Pikachu hit him. "Not bad, guys. You can put some force into it." he said. He then spotted a thick stick and picked it up. "Charmander, Scratch this stick. Let's see how well that attack works." he said.

"Charmander. [Okay.]" Charmander said. It left some nasty marks in the stick from the attack.

"Impressive. Those are some deep cuts." he said. All of them then heard something in the grass. A Pidgey and a Rattata emerged.

"A bit sooner than expected, but let's see what you can do in a real fight. Charmander, Scratch Rattata!" he said. Charmander charged at the Pokémon and swiped at it, injuring it quite a bit. "Very good. Now Pikachu, Thundershock Pidgey!" he said. The electric mouse charged up and zapped Pidgey with the attack. "Very nice. And now...Pokéballs, go!" he said, throwing a pair of the red and white balls at the two Pokémon. He caught them. "Alright. Now let's get going. Return!" he said, recalling all 4 Pokémon.

Ash continued on and made it to Viridian City, where he made a bit of a detour to the west.

"I know I can pick up a couple of new Pokémon here." he said. A Spearow appeared to attack him. "This shouldn't be too hard. Go, Pikachu!" he said, calling out the electric mouse.

"Pikachu! " it said.

"Good. Thundershock!" he said. Pikachu charged up and fried Spearow with the attack. "Alright." he said, throwing a Pokéball at Spearow. It tried to escape, but couldn't. Just then Ash was hit from behind by something. "What the...?" he said. He turned around and saw a Mankey behind him. "Heh heh. So you want to fight, huh? Pidgey may still be a bit weak from when I caught it, but it will still do the job. Go!" he said, calling out the little bird Pokémon. "Pidgey, Peck at it!" he ordered. Pidgey swooped in and started pecking Mankey. Mankey tried to take a swing at Pidgey, but Pidgey just managed to avoid it. "Gust!" he ordered. Pidgey created a strong Gust of wind, which blew Mankey into a nearby stone wall. "Ouch. That had to hurt... Pokéball, go!" he said, throwing another ball at Mankey. He caught it. "Whew. Good job. Pikachu, Pidgey, return!" he said, recalling the two. He picked up the two recently occupied Pokéballs and then disapeared. "Professor Oak will take good care of them until I need them." he said.

He headed back to Viridian City. However, along the way, he heard an explosion.

"What was that!?" he asked. He noticed smoke coming from Viridian. "What's going on?" he asked. He ran back and noticed the source of the problem was the Pokémon Center. "The Pokémon Center's in trouble!? I have to help..." he said. He ran there as fast as he could and noticed that it was being attacked by a man and a woman with a Meowth.

"Ha ha ha! Stealing Pokémon is so much fun." the woman said.

"Yeah. The boss will be happy with this batch." the man said.

"Not so fast!" Ash shouted.

"Huh? Who the hell are you?" the woman asked.

"It's just some kid in a metal suit." the Meowth said.

"That thing can talk!?" Ash said, a bit stunned.

"So what?" Meowth asked.

"If you want a fight, prepare for trouble!" the woman shouted.

"And make it double!" the man shouted.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples in every nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

Ash fell over laughing from the sight.

"That...is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard..." he said, still laughing.

"You have no taste. Go, Arbok!" Jesse said, calling out the cobra Pokémon.

"Go, Pikachu! Thundershock!" Ash said, calling out the electric mouse. Pikachu hit Arbok with the attack, but it still stood.

"You think that little thing's going to beat Arbok? Poison Sting!" Jesse said.

"Agility, then Thundershock again!" Ash ordered.

Pikachu used its Agility to dodge the poisonous needles shot out by Arbok. Then it fried Arbok with an attack that hit well enough to paralyze it.

"Curse you! Go Weezing and Victreebel!" James shouted, calling out his Pokémon.

"No fair using two Pokémon at once!" Ash yelled.

"We don't play fair." James said.

"So be it. Charmander, go!" he said, calling out the fiery lizard. "Ember both of them. Give 'em the hottest one you can give." he ordered. Charmander spit very hot flames at the two, causing them to catch fire and run around panicking.

"How dare you!" James shouted as he and Jesse recalled their Pokémon.

"Good. Pikachu and Charmander, return!" Ash said, recalling his Pokémon.

"Get a load of my Fury Swipes!" Meowth ordered, trying to slash Ash's face. Ash put his arm up in defense and Meowth broke his claws on the armor. "Yeowch!" Meowth screamed.

"Mega Kick!" Ash shouted, nailing Meowth with a powerful kick that sent him flying into Team Rocket. Just then he got into a stance that made him look like he was about to use a Hadoken or the Kamehameha wave. However those weren't coming. "Hyper Beam!" he shouted, sending the powerful energy attack at the three. They were blown away.

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again...!" they yelled. Ash looked around and found Nurse Joy out cold. He woke her up.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Y...yeah. What happened?" she said.

"Team Rocket attacked, but I drove them off. Everything's okay now." he said.

"What happened to you?" she asked.

"You mean the armor? Long story..." he said.

[I]TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. More fun later.

[SilverMachop]

The Pokémaster stories! Excellent! And they're better than I remembered! Have you been editing it?
Also, I have to ask. I remember you catching every single Pokémon there is. Well, are you going to be catching the new Ruby/Sapphire Pocket Monsters as well? Or are you going to leave them out? Just curious.

Have a nice day! May the Force be with you!

[Pokemaster Ash]

I've done more than edit these things. I've done a complete overhaul. As for the R/S Pokémon...Ash isn't going to be going to Hoenn. However I think I might just be able to make it so someone else goes later on (much later on...).

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for a new ep. Some fun stuff will happen here...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 3

Ash headed north of Viridian, on his way to the Viridian Forest. On the way, he encountered two Nidorans, one male and one female.

"I think I'll let my Pokémon sit this one out. They're asleep. Must be close friends since they look like they're cuddling next to each other." he said. He then thought about the blue-haired girl, now a young woman, and what it would be like to be so close to her. "...Okay, enough of that. There's no time for that now." he said, shaking aside the nice daydream. He pulled out a pair of Pokéballs and lightly threw them at the two sleeping Pokémon. He caught them. "That was too easy." he said.

He continued into the forest, where he ran into a Caterpie, a Weedle, a Kakuna, and a Metapod almost immediately.

"Pokéballs should do the trick without damage." he said. He caught all 4 of the weak Bug-Types. "Not too bad. Only a few days into this journey and I've already got 14 Pokémon. Things are definitely looking better this time." he said.

"Hey you!" someone shouted. Ash looked around and saw a trainer.

"You want to take me on? I warn you, I know a lot about strategies, strengths, and weaknesses. I will not go down easily." Ash said.

"You don't scare me. Go, Caterpie!" the trainer said, sending out his first Pokémon.

"This will be easy... Go, Charmander!" Ash said, calling out the fiery lizard.

"String Shot!" the Bug Catcher ordered.

"Ember!" Ash ordered.

Caterpie spit the silk thread at Charmander, but Charmander's attack burned up the thread and nailed Caterpie.

"Caterpie, Tackle!" the Bug Catcher ordered.

"Scratch it, Charmander." Ash ordered.

Caterpie leapt at Charmander, ready to give it a good smack. However Charmander jumped aside and Scratched it badly as it passed.

"Ugh... Caterpie, return!" he said, recalling the badly injured Bug-Type. "Go, Metapod!" he said, sending out his next one. "Tackle that Charmander as hard as you can!" he ordered.

"Ember!" Ash ordered. Metapod leapt as Charmander and just managed to hit it. However Charmander then scored a direct hit with its Ember, burning Metapod.

"I give. Metapod, return!" he said, recalling Metapod.

"Don't say I didn't warn you. Good battle, though." Ash said.

Ash continued on, going deeper into the Viridian Forest. He fought a couple of trainers along the way, too. However...

"Damn it, I'm lost." he said, wandering around. He wound up stuck in the forest maze for quite some time before finding an exit.

"Thank goodness. Please don't let this lead back to Viridian..." he said, running towards the exit. However a mysterious glowing nearby caused him to stop. "Huh? What's that?" he asked. He looked over and saw a Metapod and a Kakuna evolve into Butterfree and Beedrill. "Wow. It's not often one sees a wild Pokémon evolve, let alone two of them." he said. He pulled out a pair of Great Balls, which he picked up in Viridian City. He threw one at Butterfree, hoping to catch it while it was slightly disoriented from evolving. He got it. "And now for Beedrill..." he said, throwing the other ball. Beedrill smacked the Great Ball back at Ash. It then flew at Ash, stingers ready. "Ack!" he yelped, ducking. Beedrill missed. "It doesn't want to go down without a fight, huh? Take this. Go, Charmander!" he said, calling out the fiery lizard again. "Ember!" he ordered.

"Char! [Right!]" Charmander said, spitting the attack at Beedrill. Beedrill evaded.

"Watch out for its attacks and Ember again!" Ash ordered. Charmander dodged some Poison Sting attacks and Twineedles and nailed Beedrill with an attack. But it wasn't enough. "Keep it up!" he said. Charmander kept up with its assault, eventually taking Beedrill down with its Ember attacks. "Alright! Now, Great Ball go!" Ash shouted, throwing the ball at Beedrill. He caught it. "Nice job, Charmander. Return!" he said, recalling it.

Ash started walking towards the exit when he started to smell smoke. He looked around as saw some nearby grass and a nearby tree lit on fire.

"Crap! Charmander got carried away. I have to do something..." he said. He thought for a moment. "(Squirtle's not strong enough to put out fires like this. It needs more training until it can use Water Gun. Wait. My armor. It can handle this!)" he thought. "I need a Water Gun attack, but how am I...?" he said. Just then his right hand became an arm cannon. "This is more like it." he said. He pointed at a fire and fired, but he didn't get the result he wanted. "Aah! A plasma shot. Not what I wanted. Maybe if I said the attack's name. That worked in Viridian against Team Rocket." he said. He pointed again. "Water Gun!" he shouted. A powerful stream of water came from the arm cannon. In a very short amount of time, he extinguished the fires. "Whew... Now to get out of here." he said. He dashed towards the exit and to the next city, which, to his delight, was Pewter. "Alright! About time. I'm glad I'm out of there. Now I can get to a Pokémon Center to heal my Pokémon." he said.

He walked inside of the Pokémon Center and handed his Pokémon tot he Nurse Joy there.

"Are you Ash Ketchum from Pallet City?" she asked.

"Hm? Yeah." he said.

"You have a message from Professor Oak. You're supposed to call him back about something." she said.

"Okay." he said. "(This will be fun. How will I explain the metal suit?)" he thought. He went over to the video phone and called Professor Oak.

"Ash!? Is that you?" Prof. Oak asked.

"Yeah, it's me." he said.

"What happened to you? Why are you in that armor?" Prof. Oak asked.

"Well right after I left your place, I got blasted by a Hyper Beam from a Gyarados that had just evolved near where I was going to train. When I woke up, I had this on. It's not too bad, though. At least I lived. Also this thing has some neat tricks." he said.

"I see." Prof. Oak said. "I noticed you were hard at work catching Pokémon." he added.

"Yeah. It'll be hard managing them all when I've got them all." Ash said.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. One of the added features I put in your PokéDex is the ability to instantly switch Pokémon at will. Say you need Mankey for a battle. Instead of having to go to a Pokémon Center, you can send one of yours here and get him instantly. Perfect for tight spots." Prof. Oak said.

"Not bad. Let trainers beware." he said, laughing a little.

"Talk to you later, Ash." Prof. Oak said.

"See ya, Professor. And by the way, don't tell mom about what happened to me. I don't want her to worry." he said.

"Okay Ash." Prof. Oak said, hanging up.

Ash retrieved his Pokémon and did some very serious training. Afterwards, he headed to the Gym. There he confronted Brock.

"Brock, I challenge you to a battle!" Ash shouted.

"You wish to take me on? Fine then. Go, Geodude!" he said, calling out his first Pokémon.

"Alright. Go, Bulbasaur!" Ash said, calling out his first Pokémon.

"Geodude, Rock Throw!" Brock ordered.

"Razor Leaf!" Ash ordered.

Geodude hurled some boulders at Bulbasaur, injuring it a bit. Then it nailed Geodude with its razor sharp leaves, which caused a lot of damage.

"Hm... He's good. Geodude, nice try. Return!" he said, recalling the fallen Pokémon. "Go, Onix!" Brock shouted, calling out the rock snake.

"I think a change is in order too. Nice job, Bulbasaur. Return! Go, Squirtle!" Ash said, switching Pokémon.

"Onix, Bind it!" Brock ordered.

"Water Gun, Squirtle!" Ash ordered.

Onix dove at Squirtle, ready to wrap it up, but wound up getting a Water Gun to the face.

"Onix, return!" Brock said, recalling the drenched Rock-Type. "I'm impressed. No one has ever done so well against me. Here is your Boulderbadge." he said, giving Ash the badge.

"Thanks." Ash said.

"I'm sure you'll do well in your journey." he said. Ash nodded and left.

"(Five years ago, you beat me so badly... Now I've repaid the favor.)" Ash thought, smiling a bit.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time as well as one of Ash's infamous abilities...

[Pokemaster Ash]

I thought I'd be generous and give you guys a 2 for 1 special. Here comes one of Ash's more interesting tricks and some funny stuff.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 4

Ash looked at his new Boulderbadge and smiled.

"This little gem is what stopped me in my tracks five years ago. I was ready this time, though. Next stop, Cerulean City." he said. He then noticed it starting to glow. "Huh? What's this?" he asked. His thoughts were interrupted by an explosion very nearby. "What was that!?" he asked. He saw a black jet fly by.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

"Not you idiots again..." Ash said.

"It's time we payed you back for that insult in Viridian." Jesse said.

"We figured normal tricks wouldn't work on you so we broke out the heavy artillery." James said.

"Now take this!" Meowth shouted. The jet fired rockets at Ash.

"Holy s***!" Ash cursed, running for it.

"You aren't getting away that easily!" James shouted. The jet fired once again at Ash.

"Take this!" Ash shouted, turning around and firing blasts from his arm cannon. He blasted the rockets, causing them to explode, and then fried the launchers. "Perfect." he said.

"Big deal. We may have lost our rockets, but we still have some missiles to attack you with." Jesse said.

"Damn. I can't let them fire those. They'd wreck the city. What am I going to do?" Ash said to himself. Just then the badge glowed again. "What the...? I feel...power coming from this badge... But how?" he said. Just then his armor began to glow. "I understand now." he said.

"What's he doing!?" Meowth asked, a bit nervously. Ash became encased in stone, then broke out, this time clad in a gray armor made of solid stone.

"He...he evolved?" Jesse asked, nervously.

"Heh heh. Now it's time for you to deal with Rockmaster Ash." Ash said.

"I don't like the looks of this..." James said.

"Sandstorm!" Ash shouted, summoning an abrasive wind storm.

"Aah! This storm is wrecking our jet!" Meowth screamed. The jet's engines failed and it crashed into the ground.

"Now to finish you. Rock Slide!" Ash shouted, summoning some large rocks that crashed into the downed jet. The jet blew to bits, sending the Rockets flying.

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again...!" they yelled.

"So much for them." Ash said. Just then his armor returned to normal. "I guess the effects of changing are only temporary. No biggie. Cool trick, though." he said.

Ash headed east, towards Cerulean City. But first, he would have to take on Mount Moon.

"Mount Moon will be hard to get through. But hopefully---" he said.

"Hey, wait!" a voice shouted. An old man ran over to him. A professor, to be exact.

"You're the one that saved Pewter, right?" he asked.

"Yes." Ash said.

"Take this, then." the man said. He gave Ash a piece of very old amber. "My colleagues don't believe me, however there is DNA of an ancient Pokémon inside of that. When you get that far, take this to a lab on Cinnabar Island. There they can revive whatever is inside." he said.

"Okay. I'll do it." Ash said. He continued on, heading towards Mount Moon. "(Misty's my next opponent. Heh. Shouldn't be too hard with Pikachu and Bulbasaur with me. However my main concern right now should be getting through this mountain. Even prepared travellers can get lost inside...)" he thought.

Ash made his way to Mount Moon. Before entering, he got some training in and made a pit stop at the nearby Pokémon Center. After a quick rest...

"Well I'm ready for Mount Moon now..." he said. He went inside and was assaulted by a massive number of Zubats. "Ugh... Leave me alone! You guys are starting to drive me batty." he said. He threw a Pokéball into the bunch and caught one. The rest scattered. "I guess they realized I meant business." he said.

He continued on, going deeper and deeper into the cave. However...

"Just great... I'm lost again. And this place is worse than the Viridian---!" he said, tripping over something and falling on his face. "...Ow... What did I trip over?" he said. He got up and looked around. All he noticed was a large rock. "Hm..." he said. He walked over and gently kicked the rock, which immediately jumped up and punched him in the face. "Ugh... Just as I thought." he said as the Geodude that socked him got into a battle stance. "Alright. Go, Squirtle! Water Gun!" he said, calling out the tiny turtle. Geodude flew at Squitle, ready to tackle it, but got a faceful of Water Gun. Geodude was out. "Alright. Pokéball, go!" he said, hurling a ball at Geodude. He caught it. "Perfect." he said.

Ash kept wandering around the cave and eventually found the right path...and quickly lost it again.

"I really hate being lost in these places..." he said. He then heard an echo in the cave. "That's...a soothing sound. Wait. It sounds familiar..." he said. He started walking towards the source of the sound. He found a bunch of people and Pokémon asleep and a Jigglypuff singing. "I knew I recognized that sound." he said. The Jigglypuff gave him an odd look.

"Jigglypuff jiggly? [Why aren't you asleep?]" it asked. It started singing again.

"My armor must make me immune. Right now I feel like fighting fire with fire." he said. He concentrated and a soothing tune filled the air. "(So this is my Sing attack. I'm actually glad it isn't me, since I don't trust my singing skills.)" he said. The balloon Pokémon fell asleep. "Heh heh. That takes care of that." he said, throwing a Pokéball at Jigglypuff. He caught it.

He kept going, wandering almost aimlessly through the cave. He wound up in a hidden area, with what looked like a shrine in it.

"Holy cow. That's one frickin' huge Moon Stone." he said. He took a closer look. "So big, so beautiful... There's only one thing I can think of that can compare to this." he said. Just then he was hit from behind. "Huh?" he said. He looked behind him and noticed a Wigglytuff, a Clefairy, and a Clefable there. They didn't look too happy, either. "I'm sorry if I intruded on your territory. I mean no harm." he said. All three leapt up and smacked him in the face. "They mean business. I have to calm them down somehow..." he said. He used his Sing attack again, putting the three to sleep. "Good." he said. He threw a Pokéball at Clefairy and Great Balls at Clefable and Wigglytuff. All three were captured. "Whew. Now to get out of here." he said. He found a path leading to a lower level. "Perfect. I'm getting closer." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 5

Ash climbed down to the lower level of Mt. Moon.

"Thank goodness. This area is a lot less confusing than the upper level. Also it leads out." he said. He continued on and eventually came across something very interesting. "Huh? These look like fossils. Fossils of...Omanyte and Kabuto. That guy who gave me the amber said that someone could bring Pokémon back using their DNA. Maybe it'll work with these two as well." he said. He carefully picked them up and put them in his backpack. He then noticed some light coming from nearby. "Alright! I found the exit!" he shouted, running towards the exit excitedly. "Ah! Fresh air!" he shouted as he got outside and took a deep breath. "Now onto Cerulean City..." he said.

He made it to Cerulean, but found one of the streets blocked off when he got there.

"I wonder what happened..." he said. He saw the local Officer Jenny trying to get the crowds to scatter. "Hey! Officer Jenny!" he shouted.

"Hm? What do you want?" she asked, walking over to him.

"What happened here?" he asked.

"Someone broke into a store and stole a whole bunch of TMs." she said.

"Ouch." he said. He started walking away.

"If you want to go to the Gym, you'll have to wait. The Gym Leader isn't there right now." Jenny said.

"Thanks." he said. He wandered around the city, looking for something to do. "I guess I could head to the north of the city. I know there's stuff up there that might kill some time." he said.

He headed north and ran into a Bellsprout and an Oddish.

"Good. Nothing better than catching some Pokémon. Go, Charmander!" he said, calling out the fiery lizard. "Give them a dose of your latest trick: Flamethrower!" he ordered. Charmander charged up and sent a stream of flames at the two, burning them.

"Odd... [Ow...]" Oddish said.

"Pokéballs, go!" Ash shouted, throwing two balls at them. He got 'em. "Good. Charmander, return!" he said, recalling Charmander. Just then he heard something in the grass. "Huh?" he said. He looked and saw an Abra. "I have to be quick, or... Pikachu, go!" he said, calling out the electric mouse. "Use Thunderwave on Abra!" he ordered. Pikachu zapped Abra, which was now paralyzed and unable to teleport away. "Good work. Pokéball, go!" he said, launching another Pokéball out. He caught Abra too. "Alright. If memory serves, Abra was one of Sabrina's favorite Pokémon. That's probably changed a bit now." he said, thinking of the blue-haired young woman. He recalled Pikachu and noticed a house nearby. "That place belongs to Bill, a young Pokémon expert. Maybe I'll see him." he said.

He entered the house and walked around a little.

"Hello?" he said.

"Hi. Could you help me?" someone said. Ash walked into a room and saw...

"A giant Kabuto!?" he said.

"Not quite. I got stuck in this outfit. Could you help me get out?" the person said. Ash helped him remove the outfit.

"Bill, I assume." he said.

"Yes. Thanks for helping me." Bill said.

"No problem." Ash said.

"Say, would you take this ticket for the S.S. Anne? There's a party there and I was invited, but I have more important things to do." Bill said.

"Thanks." Ash said, taking the ticket.

"Are you a Pokémon trainer? Of course you are. Why else would you be way out here? Have good luck on your journey." Bill said.

Ash walked out of the cottage, looking at the ticket. He then heard a sound coming from nearby.

"That sounds like a girl..." he said. He noticed the sound, which was almost like humming, was coming from behind a nearby set of bushes. He looked through and saw a young woman swimming in a small lake...unclad. Ash blushed. "Oops. Didn't mean to see this. I better leave..." he said to himself. He started to back up when he slipped and fell on his face...with his body partway through the bushes. "Kuso! [S***!]" he cursed. The young woman noticed him and definitely was not happy.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" she asked, angrily. Ash got up, his face a brighter shade of red. She stormed over to him.

"I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean---" he said.

"Yeah, right. You were spying on me, weren't you!?" she interrupted.

"I didn't look on purpose." he said.

"You shouldn't have looked in the first place!" she yelled.

"It was---" he said. She punched him right in the face.

"Now take this, you pervert!" she yelled, trying to kick him in the nuts. She nearly broke her foot on his armor. "...I don't want to see you again..." she said, hobbling over to her stuff. She got dressed and limped away.

"Oh man... That wasn't good. I really looked like a fool. But...she looked familiar." he said. He got back up and headed back to Cerulean City. He got to the Gym, which was now open. "A Gym Leader battle will calm me down." he said. He went inside and noticed who the Gym Leader was. "(Oh crap. That girl was Misty? I'm dead...)" he thought.

"You!? You sure have some nerve challenging me after what you did." Misty said, still pissed off.

"It was an accident!" he said.

"I don't care right now. You want a fight? I'll give you one!" she shouted, pulling out a Pokéball. "Go, Horsea!" she shouted, calling out the seahorse Pokémon.

"Go, Bulbasaur!" Ash shouted, calling out his first Pokémon.

"Smokescreen!" Misty ordered.

"Razor Leaf!" Ash ordered.

Horsea filled the area with smoke. However Bulbasaur's leaves still managed to find their mark.

"...Horsea, return! Go, Goldeen!" Misty said, switching Pokémon. "Horn Attack!" she ordered.

"Vine Whip!" Ash ordered.

Goldeen didn't even get a chance to attack. Bulbasaur wrapped it up with its vines and threw it across the arena.

"Gr... I won't let you beat me. Goldeen, return! Go, Staryu!" she said, sending out one of her signature Pokémon.

"Bulbasaur, return! Go, Pikachu!" Ash said, calmly switching.

"Tackle!" she ordered.

"Thundershock!" he ordered.

Staryu flew at Pikachu, but wound up getting fried.

"Staryu, return! Now take this: go, Starmie!" Misty shouted. "Use your Blizzard!" she ordered.

"Thunderbolt!" Ash ordered.

Starmie created a nasty blizzard that injured Pikachu. Pikachu then returned the favor by zapping Starmie badly.

"I lost. You're a good Pokémon trainer. Here's your Cascadebadge." she said, handing him the badge. "Now get out of here." she said.

"Hang on a moment. About before... I'm sorry about what happened. I didn't mean to look. I heard a sound and went to investigate." Ash said.

"Really?" she asked.

"Yes. I tried getting out of there right away, but I slipped." he said.

"In that case, I'm sorry I yelled at you and hit you. But I reacted like that for the obvious reasons." she said.

"It's okay. I understand." he said. He left the gym.

"(He's not such a bad guy after all. In fact, he's actually kinda cute. I wouldn't mind having him around...)" she thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time. The scene with Misty...well, it was just something I threw in for fun.

[SilverMachop]

Very nice. I can see the changes now. However, if I may make one suggestion, it would be that your character doesn't face a lot of conflict in battles. While it is cool to see him struggling against the Rocket morons, the battles seem too passive; we get enough of that in our games when we have to cream the Elite Four again and again and again to get our Pokémon up levels. Just a suggestion, not an attack.

It's good to see you updating (wish I could say the same about me)! May the Force be with you!

[Pokemaster Ash]

Yeah, well, my creativity doesn't seem to do so well with Pokémon battles. And even if I could do better stuff, I don't want one battle to take up a whole episode or even 2.

And now, a long-awaited update.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 6

Ash headed south, towards Saffron. However...

"The road's closed? That figures. There's always something wrong with the roads leading to Saffron." he said. He detoured through an underground path and got to Vermillion City. "Heh heh. Things are going to be fun here." he said.

He quickly got to the S.S. Anne and went aboard.

"Boy, this is a really fancy party. Maybe... Of course!" he said. He used Transform to become himself, but in fancy clothes instead of in armor. "I'll blend in better now." he said. He enjoyed the party, especially the food. He got a few Pokémon battles in, too. Eventually he ran into Professor Oak. "Hey Professor!" he said.

"Ash? What are you doing here?" Prof. Oak asked.

"Bill gave me his ticket. This is some party, isn't it?" Ash said.

"Yes, it is." Prof. Oak said. Just then the boat shook violently.

"What the!? We're parked in Vermillion and it's a clear day. Nothing like this should be going on." Ash said.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"And make it double!"

"Oh no... Not now..." Ash said.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!"

"Team Rocket..." Ash said. A huge mechanical Charizard flew by.

"Give us all of your Pokémon or else we'll sink this ship!" Jesse shouted.

"I don't think so!" Ash shouted, leaping to the very top of the ship in full armor.

"You again? We're going to enjoy getting rid of you." James said.

"Wanna bet?" Ash asked, firing a few blasts at them.

"Take this!" Meowth yelled, firing a Flamethrower at Ash. He got hit and fell to the deck.

"Ugh... The heat...too much..." he said, trying to get back up. Just then his Cascadebadge glowed. "If these things are really the source of my extra power, let this one help now." he said. He got up and leapt up, over the water as his armor started glowing again. He was surrounded by a column of water. When the water dissipated, he was in a blue armor with a high-powered arm cannon on his right arm. "It's time for you to deal with Hydromaster Ash now." he said.

"He did it again!" James screamed.

"I'll flame broil him before he can attack." Meowth said, sending another Flamethrower at him.

"Not this time. Hydro Pump!" Ash shouted, firing an intense stream of water from his arm cannon at the flames. The attack countered the Flamethrower and nailed the mech.

"Uh oh..." the Rockets said.

"Now have another dose!" Ash shouted, sending another Hydro Pump at the mech. It was sent flying by the stream.

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again...!" they shouted.

"That takes care of that." Ash said. His armor returned to normal and he landed on the deck of the S.S. Anne.

"Very impressive, Ash." Prof. Oak said.

"Yeah. I've gotten pretty used to this thing. The element changing is a new trick, though, but not too bad." Ash said. The party continued and went on uninterrupted. After a while, though...

"The S.S. Anne is about to depart. All those who don't wish to stay aboard, please return to shore now." the captain announced over the loud speakers.

"Well that's me." Ash said. He got off of the ship and watched it depart. Afterwards he entered Diglett's Cave. "Heh heh. With Diglett and Dugtrio, Lt. Surge will be easy to beat." he said. Just then a Diglett popped up in front of him. "That was quick. Go, Squirtle!" he said, calling out the tiny turtle. "Water Gun!" he ordered. Diglett started shaking the place up with Earthquake, but Squirtle hung in and nailed Diglett. "Okay. Pokéball, go!" he said, throwing the ball at Diglett. He caught it. "One down..." he said. Just then another Earthquake occurred, knocking Ash onto his behind. A Dugtrio popped up between his legs. "Uh...hi?" he said. Dugtrio tried to slash him, but he jumped away. "Squirtle, Water Gun!" he ordered. Squirtle hit Dugtrio, but then got KOed by a Fissure. "Ugh... Squirtle, return! Go, Bulbasaur!" he said, switching Pokémon. "Leech Seed!" he ordered. Bulbasaur launched a seed at Dugtrio that very quickly sprouted and wrapped it up, zapping its energy. Soon it was out. "And now... Great Ball, go!" he shouted, launching the ball at Dugtrio. He caught it as well. "Perfect. Bulbasaur, return!" Ash said, recalling Bulbasaur.

Ash returned to Vermillion and got to the Pokémon Center. After healing them and doing some very heavy training, he headed to the Gym, where he had to figure out an interesting puzzle.

"Let's see... There's a certain path that will get me through here safely." he said. He stepped on a panel, which didn't do anything. He then took a step to the side and went forward. "So far, so good." he said.

"Um, kid? The trap's off right now. Thanks for remembering, though." Lt. Surge said.

"Huh? Oh." Ash said, walking over to him.

"You look like a strong young man. My kind of challenger. However don't expect to win. My Electric-Types will paralyze you with their awesome power." Lt. Surge said.

"And my Pokémon will ground you out." Ash said.

"Go, Voltorb!" Lt. Surge yelled, sending out his first Pokémon.

"Go, Geodude!" Ash shouted, sending out his opening Pokémon.

"Not bad. Voltorb, let's let Geodude have a blast. Self-Destruct!" he said.

"Wha!? Defense Curl!" Ash shouted, hoping to keep Geodude from being demolished by the explosion.

Voltorb charged up and exploded. Geodude's defensive stance, however, kept it from being badly harmed.

"Go, Magneton!" Lt. Surge shouted, sending out his second Pokémon.

"Geodude, return! Go, Charmander!" Ash said, switching.

"Use Thunder Wave to paralyze it!" Lt. Surge ordered.

"Flamethrower!" Ash ordered.

Charmander managed to get its attack off before Magneton's and flamebroiled it.

"Perfect." Ash said.

"Hm... Go, Electabuzz!" Surge said, sending out his next Pokémon.

"Charmander, return! Go, Diglett!" he said, switching again.

"Mega Punch!" Lt. Surge ordered.

"Earthquake!" Ash ordered.

Electabuzz dashed in and tried to nail Diglett, but a quick Earthquake attack took it down.

"Electabuzz, return! Go, Raichu!" Lt. Surge shouted, switching to his last Pokémon.

"Diglett, return! Go, Dugtrio!" Ash shouted, switching also.

"Body Slam!" Lt. Surge ordered.

"Fissure!" Ash ordered. Lt. Surge froze.

"No... Not that..." he said.

Dugtrio's powerful attack struck Raichu hard, wiping it out. Both fighters recalled their Pokémon.

"I'm very impressed. No one has demolished me so badly before. You definitely earned this." Lt. Surge said, handing Ash a Thunderbadge.

"Thanks." Ash said, taking it.

"I'm sure you'll do very well in this league. You're strong enough to beat us all." Lt. Surge said. Ash smiled.

"Thanks for the compliment." he said. He left the Gym.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun later.

[Pokemaster Ash]

It's late, but I felt like updating. Enjoy!

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 7

As Ash exited the Gym, he just missed getting hit by a powerful blast of flames.

"What the!?" he said. He saw the Mecha Charizard fly by

"We're back and this time you're going to burn, you little punk!" Jesse shouted.

"I don't think so." Ash said.

"Wanna bet?" Meowth asked. They opened fire on him again.

"(Damn. I have to get them away from the city.)" he thought. He ran towards the north.

"He's running from us? I have a bad feeling about that..." James said.

"Who cares? We've got him!" Jesse said. Once they were far enough, Ash spun around and faced the mech.

"Now to take care of you guys." he said as his armor and Thunderbadge glowed. He was hit by a mysterious lightning bolt and gained yellow armor with lightning rod-like arms. "And now for Electricmaster Ash to destroy that mech." he said.

"N...no way..." Jesse said. Ash brought the two rods together and charged up.

"Thunderbolt!" he shouted, hurling the attack at the mech. It crashed, paralyzed.

"This doesn't look good..." James said.

"No kidding." Meowth said. Ash charged up once again.

"Now take this! Thunder!" he shouted, releasing the energy into the air. A powerful lightning bolt fried the mech, destroying it.

"Looks like we're blasting off again...!" they yelled. Ash's armor returned to normal.

"Well, back to work." he said. On his way back, he ran into a Meowth. "Geodude shouldn't have much of a problem here. Go!" he said, calling out the rocky Pokémon. Meowth instantly dashed at it and tried to Scratch it, but Geodude was barely hurt at all. "Use a Rock Throw!" he ordered. Geodude threw a bunch of rocks at Meowth, one hitting it in the head and knocking it out. "Ouch... That had to hurt." he said, pulling out a Pokéball. "Pokéball, go!" he shouted, hurling it at Meowth. He got it. "Alright." he said. He turned to Geodude. "You did well. Return!" he said, recalling the Pokémon. He returned to Vermillion and then headed to the east. Almost right away he ran into an Ekans and a Sandshrew fighting one another. "Interesting..." he said. He watched the two beat each other up, then eventually pulled out a pair of Pokéballs. "This is gone on long enough. Sorry you two, but you're mine." he said, throwing the two balls at them. He caught the two Pokémon. "Good." he said. He continued on and ran into a Drowzee. "Hm... These guys are known for Hypnosis. I might know a way around that, though. Go, Pikachu!" he said, calling out the electric mouse. "Pikachu, use Agility to get away from its Hypnosis and then use Thunderbolt!" he ordered. Drowzee tried using its Hypnosis, but Pikachu dodged with its Agility and then zapped it. Drowzee wasn't finished yet, though. "Confuse it with Double Team and then give it one more Thunderbolt!" Ash ordered. Pikachu created clones of itself.

"Drowzee? [What the?]" Drowzee said. It attacked with Confusion, but hit a clone.

"Pikachu. [Wrong target.]" Pikachu said, unleashing its attack. Drowzee was down.

"Alright. Pokéball, go!" Ash said, hurling another ball at Drowzee. He caught it. He continued on and got to the station which led to the routes heading to Lavender and Fuchsia. However he found the road beyond it blocked.

"Sorry, but the road is closed." the Officer Jenny there said.

"Okay." he said. "(Great... Now I'll have to go the long way around. I don't like backtracking.)" he thought as he started to head back. Along the way he ran into an Arbok. "This will be fun. Go, Abra!" he said, calling out the Psychic-Type. "Hit it with a Confusion!" he ordered. Abra nailed Arbok hard with the attack. "I think you hit a weak spot. Good job, Abra." he said. He then pulled out a Great Ball. "Now, go!" he shouted, throwing the item at Arbok. He caught it. "Perfect." he said, recalling Abra. Just as he was about to get to the Vermillion City limits, a Sandslash attacked. "Go, Squirtle!" he shouted, calling out the tiny turtle Pokémon. "Water Gun!" he ordered. Sandslash tried slashing Squirtle, but Squirtle nailed it in the face with its attack. Sandslash was down. "Nice. Now, Great Ball go!" he said, throwing another ball. He caught Sandslash. "Awesome." he said, recalling Squirtle.

Ash backtracked all the way to Cerulean and then headed East.

"I hate having to come back so far due to one little roadblock." he said. He made it to Rock Tunnel after a while. When he went inside, he found it very dark.

"Man, it's dark in here..." he said. He called out Charmander. "Think you can light the way for me?" he asked.

"Char! [Yes!]" it said. The two explored the cave, but were attacked by a Machop along the way. "Okay. Go, Abra!" he said, calling out the Psychic-Type. "Use Psywave!" he ordered. Machop tried nailing Abra with a Karate Chop, but Abra got it with the attack. Machop was still standing, though. "Good. Now take it out with Confusion!" he ordered. Abra took Machop down before it could act. "Perfect. Pokéball, go!" he said, throwing a ball at Machop. He caught it. "Not too bad." he said, recalling Abra. He proceeded deeper into the cave and got to near the exit. However then he was attacked by an Onix. "I know how to take care of this. Go, Squirtle!" he said, calling out the tiny turtle. "Use Water Gun!" he ordered. Onix tried slamming into Squirtle, but got a faceful of water. It was still ready to go, though. "Hm... This guy's strong. Water Gun again!" he said. Onix managed to wrap Squirtle up with its Bind attack, but got nailed by the water. This time it was down. "And now... Pokéball, go!" he said, hurling a ball at Onix. He caught it. "That takes care of that. And now to get out of here..." he said. He recalled Squirtle and Charmander and exited the cave.

Ash made it to Lavender City. He looked at the Pokémon Tower.

"Let's see... I think I'll take a look around here. Then maybe---" he said, cut off by a nearby conversation.

"You know, I hear that the Game Corner in Celadon is run by Team Rocket." a woman said.

"You may be right. There are some suspicious people working there. They sometimes look like they're guarding something." a man said.

"Those despicable thugs. They're getting more money from that casino to run their gang. Isn't it bad enough that they do the things they do?" the woman said. Ash saw red.

"Team Rocket... My plans for Lavender will have to wait. I'm not going to let them stay in business any longer. I'll take them out in their own territory." he said. He dashed off westward. Before he got too far, though, he encountered a Growlithe and a Vulpix. "I don't have time for this." he said, calling out Squirtle. "Water Gun both of them." he ordered. Squirtle hit Vulpix with the attack, but then got tackled by Growlithe. "Water Gun!" he ordered. Squirtle nailed Growlithe in the face. "Okay. Pokéballs, go!" he said, throwing two balls at the fallen Pokémon. He got both of them. "And now, back to business." he said, recalling Squirtle. He continued his trip towards Celadon.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time.

[CelebiMaster]

Hey, if anyone here has played Mobile Suit Gundam:Federation vs. Zeon, what the h*ll is Rick/Dom's sub weapon. Is it more than a flash of stupid light?

[CelebiMaster]

Does anyone know what this Gundam model is? It's a chibi, by the way. I just call it 3G Gundam (for Grey
Green and Gold)

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[CelebiMaster]

Just out of perfectionism, in Gundam High, where do the pilots live, and how do they get their money?

[Pokemaster Ash]

You know, it isn't very nice to spam...

As for where they live...you know, I'm not sure. Not sure where they get their money from either. It was never brought up in the whole Trilogy.


And if anyone's confused by what the arms on Electricmaster Ash are like, I got the inspiration from this guy (see pic) so that should give you a good idea. (By the way, it's an old pic (from, like, 1990). I wish I had something more recent, but I haven't found anything so far.)

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[CelebiMaster]

That's a great pic, but you haven't answered my question.
That was SPAM!!?? Please shoot me now, so I don't have to live wioth the disgrace of it!

[Salvester2]

*sets up Anime Style Battleing Popcorn stands and begins to cell Popcorn to all on lookers*


*eats Spam*

You did edit this, neato. Not run on sentences anymore.


I'm waiting for best part..when I shopw up.

*evil cackle and lighting strikes*

Umm..yea. *continues to eat Spam*

[Pokemaster Ash]

And here's another episode. Ash's darker side shows its ugly face here, but only briefly.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 8

Ash got through an underground route that took him right to the Celadon Metropolis.

"Now to take care of Team Rocket..." he said. He entered the Game Corner and headed towards the back.

"Hey, kid! Where do you think you're going?" a man shouted. Several others joined him. Ash didn't reply. He just continued towards the very back. "Are you deaf or something? Don't make us hurt you." he said. They all pulled out guns.

"I hear you. And those won't work." Ash said, coldly. He found a secret stairway in the far back.

"This is your last warning, kid." one of the men said. Ash took a step down it. "Say your prayers, then." he said. They all opened fire on him. The bullets, however, bounced off of his armor. One shot grazed his cheek, though.

"I told you." Ash said. He put his hand to his face. "Nothing serious." he said.

"What the!? What are you!?" one of them asked.

"Your undoing, Rockets!" Ash shouted, nailing all of them with a Thunder Wave. "And now..." he said, heading down the stairs. "A hidden base. Not too bad." he said. He explored the area, making sure not to be noticed by anyone. He eventually made it to the main office, where a man was sitting.

"I'm impressed. No one has ever made such a daring attempt as to sneak into our base. I'm Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket. I offer you the chance to join us. We could use strong trainers such as yourself." he said.

"No way! I'm here to take care of Team Rocket here and now!" Ash said.

"Boss, the--- You!" Jesse said, walking in with James and Meowth.

"I didn't expect to be the one attacking you. However you're not who I'm after." Ash said.

"I take it that this is the inhuman kid who has beaten you before." Giovanni said.

"Yes, sir." James said.

"Well well. This will be very interesting. Jesse, James, you're dismissed. I'll take care of this personally." Giovanni said, pulling out a Pokéball. The three Rockets left.

"Not a wise decision." Ash said.

"We shall see. Go, Persian!" Giovanni said, calling out the classy cat Pokémon.

"Go, Machop!" Ash said, calling out the Fighting-Type. "Karate Chop!" he ordered.

"Bite it!" Giovanni ordered.

Machop nailed Persian with a quick chop, but Persian sunk its teeth into Machop. That really hurt.

"Keep going, Machop! You can do it! Low Kick!" Ash said.

"Fury Swipes!" Giovanni ordered.

Machop went in for a kick, but got slashed up.

"Damn. Machop, return!" Ash said, recalling the fallen Pokémon. "Go, Mankey! Use a Mega Punch!" he shouted, calling out his next Pokémon.

"Persian, Slash!" he ordered.

Mankey got in there and nailed Persian with a strong punch. However it then got hit by a nasty slash from Persian.

"Aah! Direct hit!" Ash said. Mankey went down.

"Ready to give up?" Giovanni asked.

"Never." Ash said, recalling Mankey. "Go, Geodude!" he shouted, calling out the rocky Pokémon. "Rock Throw!" he ordered.

"Slash!" Giovanni ordered.

Persian struck first, but did little damage. Geodude then knocked it out with a few well-aimed rocks.

"What!?" Giovanni said, recalling Persian.

"I beat you. Now it's time for you to stop Team Rocket." Ash said.

"Never!" Giovanni shouted. He disappeared.

"What the...? Oh well. I've taken care of this base. That should put a decent dent in them." Ash said. He started leaving the base when he noticed something odd about a computer. "Huh?" he said. Just then a Porygon leapt out of the screen and knocked him over.

"Porygon. [Hello.]" it said.

"Hey there. Want to be taken care of by a nice trainer and not these Rocket creeps?" Ash said.

"Porygon! [Sounds nice!]" it said.

"Good." Ash said, pulling out a Pokéball. He caught Porygon. When he got to the stairway, he turned around. "Now to take care of this place..." he said. He fired a few Hyper Beams all over, destroying the base. "So much for that." he said. He left the base and the Game Corner. "There's a Gym here in Celadon. Might as well take care of that now." he said.

Ash headed to the Gym and found Erika asleep.

"Um...excuse me?" he said. She woke up.

"Hm? Oh, sorry. It's been such a nice day that I guess I dozed off. You're here for a Pokémon battle, right? Despite my peaceful nature, I won't hold back. Go, Tangela!" she said, calling out the vine-covered Pokémon.

"Okay. Go, Beedrill!" Ash said, calling out his first Pokémon.

"Constrict!" Erika ordered.

"Fly behind it and use Poison Sting!" Ash ordered.

Tangela tried to wrap Beedrill up, but Beedrill evaded and stung it. Tangela was poisoned.

"Oh my..." Erika said.

"Finish it with a Pin Missile!" Ash ordered.

"Wrap it!" Erika ordered.

Tangela's ailment was too much for it, making it unable to try to attack. Beedrill then nailed Tangela with its attack, taking it out.

"Tangela, return! Go, Gloom!" Erika said, switching Pokémon. "Use Stun Spore!" she ordered.

"Beedrill, return! Hit it, Pidgey!" Ash said, also changing Pokémon. "Use a Gust to blow that stuff back at it!" he ordered.

Gloom released the toxic spores, but Pidgey blew them back in Gloom's face, paralyzing it. The attack also blew Gloom off of its feet.

"Oh dear. Try to use Poisonpowder on it." Erika said.

"Use a Fly attack, Pidgey!" Ash ordered.

Gloom was too paralyzed to move or attack, making Pidgey's divebomb attack really hurt.

"I didn't expect you to play so rough. Gloom, return! Go, Victreebel!" she said, switching. "Use your Wrap attack!" she ordered.

"Time for another switch. Pidgey, return! Go, Charmander!" Ash said, changing Pokémon. "Flamethrower!" he ordered.

Victreebell tried to wrap Charmander, but got flamebroiled.

"...Victreebel, return! Go, Vileplume!" Erika said, switching. "Use your Petal Dance!" she ordered.

"Charmander, Fire Blast!" Ash ordered. Erika turned pale when he said that.

"That Charmander knows Fire Blast?" she said, shaken up.

Vileplume started smacking Charmander around, but then Charmander used the powerful Fire-Type attack practically in its face. It was out.

"Dear me... I didn't expect you or your Pokémon to have so much power. Perhaps I might have been more ready if I hadn't taken that nap. In any case, you've earned this Rainbowbadge." he said, handing the badge to him.

"Thanks." he said. He left the Gym.

"Huh? It's almost night time already. I better either find a place to stay or set up camp for the night. I'll continue my work tomorrow." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time. And if you're wondering who the cool-looking guy in the avatar is, that's Bass.EXE, one of my favorite Navis in the Mega Man Battle Network series. He's also one of the oldest and most powerful Navis in the series.

[CelebiMaster]

You still haven't answered my question. Oh, and about spam (vomits so hard stomach comes out). You know what that stuff is made of? You might as well just eat two year old organic trash while you're at it.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Well my answer to both of those questions is I don't know. I haven't played that game and I don't know what Gundam that is.

Meanwhile another late update. This one's fun, though. Also Rocket-free.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 9

Ash awoke the next morning feeling refreshed.

"That was a nice night's sleep. A wonderful dream, too." he said to himself. He checked his supplies. " Hm... I'm running a bit low on stuff, especially balls. I better restock." he said. He made a stop at the massive shop in Celadon and got what he needed. Afterwards, he started to head East. But when he started to leave the city...

"Hey, you!" someone shouted. Ash turned around and saw a young man running up to him. "Are you the guy that got Team Rocket out of Celadon?" he asked.

"Yeah." Ash said.

"Here. Have this Eevee. I've been waiting to give it to a worthy trainer. Take good care of it and train it well." the young man said, handing Ash a Pokéball.

"Thanks. I will." Ash said.

He then headed East, back towards Saffron. However he didn't get too far before running into a Persian. "Hm... This shouldn't be too hard. Go, Machop!" he said, calling out the Fighting-Type. "Get in there quick and give it a Karate Chop." he ordered. Machop dashed in and nailed Persian with a strong chop. Persian was still going, however, and wasn't about to go down without a fight. It slashed Machop, doing a lot of damage. "Don't give up, Machop. Another Karate Chop!" he said. Machop leaped up and nailed Persian in the back of the neck, KOing it. "Alright. Great Ball, go!" Ash said, tossing a ball at Persian. He caught it. "Not too bad." he said, recalling Machop. He continued East. "Ugh... Still closed. What is with these roads?" he said, getting to another road block near Saffron. He headed back to the entrance to the underground passage, but ran into a Ninetales and an Arcanine. "Whoa. This might be a bit tough. Go, Squirtle!" Ash said, calling out the tiny turtle. "Water Gun!" he ordered. Squirtle nailed the two with its Water Gun, but the two Fire-Types didn't seem to be fazed by it.

"Squirtle... [Uh oh...]" Squirtle said. Both then roasted Squirtle with Flamethrower attacks. "Squitle! [Augh!]" it yelled before going down.

"Ugh... Squirtle, return! Go, Dugtrio!" Ash said, switching Pokémon. "Earthquake!" he ordered. Dugtrio really shook things up, badly hurting the Fire-Types. Ninetales went down, but Arcanine was still fighting. It used Fire Blast on Dugtrio.

"Trio! [Owie!]" Dugtrio yelled, going down.

"Dugtrio, return!" Ash said, recalling Dugtrio. "Hm... That Arcanine's really tough. Looks like I have to use strength too. Go, Onix!" he said, calling out the rock snake. "Bind that Arcanine!" he ordered. Arcanine hit Onix with a Flamethrower, but Onix wasn't badly hurt. Onix then put the squeeze on Arcanine, eventually knocking it out. "Now it's my turn. Great Balls, go!" he shouted, hurling the balls at the Fire-Types. He got them. "Whew. So much for that. Now to get back to Lavender." he said, recalling Onix.

Ash returned to Lavender City via the underground passage. He got to the Pokémon Tower.

"So this is where deceased Pokémon are put to rest and honored. Maybe a look inside wouldn't hurt." he said. He went inside. "Hm... It's a bit cold and dark. Makes sense, considering this is a cemetery." he said to himself, quietly. He saw some people paying their respects. "I guess they owned some of these unfortunate Pokémon. It's a pity. One puts so much work into training them and being their friend and then they perish. Maybe I can find a way to make them live longer someday." he said. Just then he heard some strange sounds. "Huh? I wonder what's up with those..." he said. He headed to the upper levels. Before hitting the top, he wound up surrounded by ghosts. "Oh crap. This is going to be difficult." he said. He studied the situation. "I'm not sure I can attack ghosts..." he said. The ghosts tried swarming him, but he dove away. He pulled out his PokéDex. "I know this can see through the disguises of Ghost-Types." he said. He pointed it at various ghosts, but got nothing. "What the!? These things are genuine!?" he said, stunned. Just then he got a lock.

"Pokémon confirmed. Species types: Gastly, Haunter, and Gengar." the PokéDex said. Ash smiled.

"You hear that?" Ash asked. The three Pokémon gained their true appearances.

"Gastly! [Damn you!]" Gastly shouted.

"Haunt haunter haunt haunt. [We were only trying to play.]" Haunter said.

"Gengar! [Get him!]" Gengar ordered.

"I can take you. Go, Abra!" Ash shouted, calling out the Psychic-Type. "Get them with your Confusion attack!" he ordered. Abra nailed the three with a wide-range Confusion attack, which hurt the three. However they were still going.

"Gen gengar! [Not good enough!]" Gengar shouted, nailing Abra with a Nightshade attack.

"Quickly, use Confusion again!" Ash ordered. Abra hit the three with another Confusion attack which dazed the Ghost-Types. They began attacking one another. "Alright. They're confused." Ash said, smiling. "Finish them with a Psychic attack!" he ordered. Abra took the three down with one last attack. The other ghosts disappeared. "Illusions, I guess. Pokéballs, go!" he shouted, throwing the balls at Gastly and Haunter. "And now, Great Ball go!" he shouted, thowing another ball at Gengar. He caught the three. "Very good, Abra. You're a lot stronger than I expected. I've trained you well." Ash said.

"Abra. [Thanks.]" Abra said.

"You're welcome. Return!" Ash said, recalling it.

"It was nice of you to get rid of those pesky ghosts." someone said.

"Huh?" Ash said. He turned around and saw an old man.

"I'm Dr. Fuji. I used to study Pokémon, but now I run the Pokémon Tower. Those three ghosts were disturbing the peace here." he said.

"I see." Ash said.

"Here's a gift. It's called a PokéFlute. It will awaken any sleeping Pokémon." he said.

"Okay." Ash said, taking it. He left the tower. "I guess it's time to continue." he said. Just then he heard something behind the tower. "Huh?" he said. He went behind the tower and saw a Marowak with a badly hurt Cubone.

"Marowak? [A trainer?]" the Marowak said, getting into a defensive stance.

"Don't worry. I'm only here to help. Let's get that Cubone to a Pokémon Center." he said. He led both to the Center, where Cubone was taken by Nurse Joy to get fixed up.

"Marowak... [My mate...]" Marowak said.

"Don't worry. Nurse Joy said he's be fine." Ash said.

"Maro marowak maro maro marowak maro. [He was an idiot to try something so crazy.]" Marowak said.

"He was jealous that you evolved before him and tried to make himself evolve and become stronger by fighting?" he asked.

"Maro. [Yeah.]" Marowak said.

"You understand what that Marowak is saying?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Hm? Yeah. It's a gift, I guess." he said.

"It'll have to rest overnight, but Cubone will be perfectly okay." she said.

"Good." Ash said. He turned to Marowak. "You think you two want to come with me?" he asked.

"Marowak Maro. [Sounds like fun.]" Marowak said.

"Welcome to the team, then." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time.

[CelebiMaster]

You've haven't played Federatiopn vs. Zeon? Do you live in space, or is it just your characters??!!

[Pokemaster Ash]

It's called a lack of money, okay?

[SilverMachop]

Great to see Machop in action (he is my favorite, apart from Magmar). I can't wait to see more of Ash's morphs. Keep it up, dude!

[Pokemaster Ash]

Thanks, SM. However I don't think you'll be seeing Ash transform any time soon. I believe the next time he uses another Elemental armor is on the way to Saffron.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Another 2-for-1 update.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 10

After leaving the Pokémon Center in Lavender City, Ash headed south.

"Let's see... I should be getting close to that roadblock from before." he said. He got to where Routes 11 and 12 met and saw what was blocking the road. "A Snorlax? Sleeping, too. This will be fun." he said. He pulled out the PokéFlute. "I hope I can play this right..." he said. He started playing, but hit a sour note occasionally. Snorlax awoke. "Alright." he said. It then tried to Body Slam him. "It must not have liked the sour notes." he said, dodging. He jumped back a bit. "Go, Machop!" he said, calling out the Fighting-Type. "We'll have to hit him hard and fast. Karate Chop!" he ordered. Machop leapt up and nailed Snorlax in the head. "Again!" Ash shouted. Machop leapt up and got Snorlax in the back of the neck.

"Snorlax... [Now I'm mad...]" Snorlax said. It jumped up and Body Slammed Machop. Machop was...flattened.

"Aah! Machop, return! Go, Mankey!" Ash said, switching. "Use a Low Kick on Snorlax. Then Mega Punch it!" he ordered. Mankey hit Snorlax low with a strong kick. Then it got Snorlax with a strong punch to the gut.

"Snorlax snor. " Snorlax said. It fired a Hyper Beam at Mankey, which took it out.

"Mankey, return!" he said, recalling Pikachu. "This isn't going well. Looks like I'll have to use one of my stronger Pokémon. Go, Pikachu!" he said, calling out the electric mouse. "Thunderbolt!" he ordered. Pikachu charged up and zapped Snorlax with the attack. It was hurting now. "Good. Now give it a Thunder!" he said.

"Pikachu! [Alright, Ash!]" Pikachu shouted, unleashing the attack. Snorlax was out.

"About time. Great Ball, go!" he said, throwing a ball at Snorlax. He caught it. "Whew. That's finally over." he said. After backtracking to Lavender to heal his Pokémon, he continued south. Around where Routes 12 and 13 met, he found some rather tall grass. "I wonder if there's anything behind there." he said. He went through it and found an Ivysaur, a Venusaur, a Gloom, a Vileplume, a Weepinbell, and a Victreebel wandering around. "Hm... This will be interesting." he said to himself. He tried to sneakily approach them, but stepped on a twig. "Darn it." he said. The six Pokémon looked right at him. "Crap." he said. The six dashed towards him. He leapt away, causing them to collide. "I can't take so many on with one Pokémon. I'll have to bend the rules a little. Pidgey, Charmander, Abra, go!" he said, calling out the three Pokémon.

"Venusaur! [We will defeat you!]" Venusaur said.

"Gloom gloom! [And your Pokémon too!]" Gloom said. Ash checked their levels with his PokéDex.

"Damn. These six Pokémon are at pretty high levels. This could be a problem. But...I have faith in my Pokémon. They won't disappoint me." he said. They huddled. "Okay, guys. Here's the plan. Pidgey, you attack Gloom and Weepinbell. Abra, you take on Ivysaur and Vileplume. Charmander, you take Victreebel and Venusaur. Do whatever you have to." he said.

"Pid. [Okay.]" Pidgey said.

"Abra. [Gotcha.]" Abra said.

"Char. [Good.]" Charmander said. The three went in to attack.

Both Gloom and Weepinbell sent Sleep Powder out at Pidgey, but Pidgey used a Gust to send it back at them. Pidgey then used Wing Attack followed by Fly to take them out.

"Very good." Ash said.

Ivysaur and Vileplume charged at Abra, Ivysaur ready to use Tackle and Vileplume ready to use Petal Dance. Abra dazed them with a Confusion attack, causing them to halt in their tracks. Abra then knocked them out with a powerful Psychic attack.

"This is perfect." Ash said.

Victreebel and Venusaur both attacked Charmander with Razor Leaf attacks. Despite the elemental advantage, it still hurt.

"Char...Charmander! [I...I won't give up!]" it shouted. It attacked using Rage, then nailed the two with a Flamethrower. It took them out with a Fire Blast.

"Awesome. Now...Pokéballs, go!" he said, hurling 3 balls at Ivysaur, Gloom, and Weepinbell. He got them. "And now...Great Balls, go!" he shouted, hurling the stronger balls at Venusaur, Vileplume, and Victreebel. He caught them too. "That was perfect, you three. Very good job. Return!" he said, recalling the three Pokémon. Just then he saw a small, fairy-like figure. "What the...? What is that?" he asked. The strange being disappeared a second later. "Was that a Pokémon?" he asked. He pulled out his PokéDex and searched through it. "Nothing?" he said.

He kept going and, before getting to Fuchsia, he encountered a Venonat and a Venomoth. "Hm... Thy don't seem like they're doing anything." he said. He snuck behind them and threw a Pokéball at Venonat. He caught it, but that got Venomoth's attention. "Oops." he said. Venomoth sent Poisonpowder at Ash. "Ugh..." he said, becoming ill. He managed to throw a Great Ball at Venomoth, catching it. He pulled out an Antidote and drank it. "Just what I didn't need..." he said.

He continued on and made it to Fuchsia City.

"I think I'll hit the Safari Zone first. Then I'll take on the Gym Leader." he said. He entered the Safari Zone.

"Welcome to the Safari Zone. You can catch some rare Pokémon here. For a rather small fee, too." the warden said.

"Sounds fun." Ash said, paying.

"Good. Now take these." the warden said, handing Ash some green Pokéballs with 'S's on them. "These are Safari Balls. You can only use these in the Safari Zone. Also you can't use your Pokémon to fight." he continued.

"Fine by me." Ash said. He entered the actual Safari Zone.

"Let's see... There are a few Pokémon I should be able to snag here." he said. He quickly encountered a Paras. "Hm... I think strategy is in order." he said. He teleported behind it and threw a ball. He caught it. "That was easy." he said. He wandered around the Safari Zone and eventually ran into a Nidorina and a Nidorino. "This might be a little tough..." he said. He dashed behind them and threw a ball at Nidorina. He caught her, but that pissed Nidorino off. "Uh oh." he said. He used a Safari Ball on Nidorino, but he broke out. "Crap." Ash said. Nidorino charged at him, but he dodged. He picked up a small rock. "Sorry, Nidorino, but you forced me to do this." he said. The threw the rock at Nidorino and nailed it in the head. It was out. "Oops. I wasn't aiming for your head. However stuff happens. he said, catching Nidorino with a Safari Ball. He continued his wandering and eventually came across an Exeggcute. "Hm..." he said. He leapt into a tree and watched it from above. "This shouldn't be hard." he said. He dropped a Safari Ball onto it and caught it. He hopped down from the tree and then was hit by a Psychic attack. "Wha...?" he said. He noticed an Exeggutor nearby. "So you want to fight?" he asked. Exeggutor tried using Hypnosis, but Ash activated a visor in his helmet which blocked it. "Nice." he said.

"Tor!? [What!?]" Exeggutor said.

"The flaw of Hypnosis is that your opponent has to look. With the right shielding, it won't work!" Ash said, throwing a Safari Ball at Exeggutor. He caught it. "Well that's 5 down. Just a few to go..." he said.

[I]TO BE CONTINUED...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 11

Ash continued to wander through the Safari Zone. As he got a bit deeper, he encountered a Parasect that seemed to be asleep. Upon closer inspection, though, it had been badly beaten up by something.

"Ouch." he said. He caught Parasect, then stayed put. "I have the feeling that whatever pounded Parasect is still around." he said. A Nidoqueen came out from behind some bushes. "That's probably it." he said. Nidoqueen charged at him, but he dove away. Nidoqueen continued charging him, and he dodged. "This isn't getting anywhere." he said. Just then he got an idea. He stood in front of a nearby tree. Nidoqueen charged at him and he dove away, letting Nidoqueen smack headfirst into the tree. "That had to hurt." he said, throwing a Safari Ball at her. He caught her. However just then a Nidoking came out of nowhere and sent him flying with a powerful slam. "Ugh... Not good." he said, getting back up. Nidoking charged at him. He dodged and Nidoking smashed through a tree. "Damn. I have to come up with a new plan..." he said. Just then Nidoking fired a Hyper Beam at him. "Oh s***! Counter!" he shouted. He absorbed the attack and fired it back at Nidoking, taking it out. "Sorry Nidoking, but you forced me to do that." he said, catching it with a Safari Ball. "Well that's 8 down..." he said.

He continued to wander deeper into the Safari Zone. He saw a Kangaskhan and hid.

"Tick off a Kangaskhan and you're asking for it." he said to himself. He snuck behind it, being very careful. He pulled out a Safari Ball and threw it at Kangaskhan, catching it. "Whew." he said. Just then he heard and felt rumbling. He turned around and saw a bunch of Tauros coming at him. "S***! Stampede!" he yelled. He leapt up into a tree. As they passed underneath him, Ash dropped a Safari Ball into the stampeding herd. When they passed, he climbed down and saw that he had caught one of them. "That was too close." he said. He continued to wander around and found a Chansey dancing around. "Heh. That Chansey is enjoying itself." he said. He rolled a Safari Ball in front of it. Chansey slipped on it and was caught. Just then he heard sounds nearby. He looked behind some bushes and found a Scyther and a Pinsir fighting. "I think I'll wait this out." he said. After the two had beaten each other up badly enough, he caught them in Safari Balls. "That takes care of that, I guess." he said. He traveled through the Safari Zone a bit and got to a lake which had the exit on the other side. "I wonder if there's anything in there." he said. He dove in and swam around. "(Nothing here, I guess.)" he thought. Just then he felt something brush up against his leg. "Huh?" he said. He went back under and saw a Dratini. It smiled at him.

"Dratini. [Hello.]" it said.

"Hi." Ash said, forgetting that talking underwater isn't a good idea. He went back up for air. "This isn't going well." he said. He checked his armor's stats. "Hm? Aquatic gear?" he said, curious. He regained the visor from before and gained a face mask with an oxygen supply attached. "Neat." he said. He dove back underwater and found Dratini still there. It giggled a bit.

"Dratini dra, dratini dra tini. [You're a bit silly, but you seem nice.]" it said.

"I'm nice. I guess I can be a little silly at times, too." Ash said. Dratini swam closer.

"Tini dra dratini dratini? [Aren't you going to catch me?]" it asked.

"Yeah, but I'm going to treat you nicely." he said.

"Dratini. [Sounds nice.]" it said. Ash pulled out a Safari Ball and caught it. He got out of the water and deactivated the extra gear. He then left the Safari Zone.

"Get a good haul?" the warden asked.

"Oh yeah." Ash said. He had Exeggutor, Parasect, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Kangaskhan, Tauros, and Pinsir transferred to Great Balls and the rest to PokéBalls. He then headed to Fuchsia Gym, where it was pitch black inside. "Okay, who turned off the lights?" he asked. He smacked into an invisible wall. "Ugh... Is anyone here?" he asked. He made his way to the end of the maze. "If there's anyone here, show yourself." he said. The lights kicked in and a young woman was standing there in a ninja outfit.

"Impressive. You made it through the invisible maze. I'm Janine, daughter of Koga. I'm ready to take you on." she said.

"Okay." Ash said with a determined look on his face.

"Alright. Go, Venonat!" Janine said, calling out her first Pokémon.

"Go, Charmander!" Ash yelled, calling out the fiery lizard.

"Sleep Powder!" she ordered.

"Flamethrower!" he ordered.

Venonat released the sleep-inducing spores, but Charmander's attack burned through them and nailed Venonat. Direct hit!

"Hm... Venonat, return! Go, Venomoth!" she said, switching Pokémon. "Use Psybeam!" she ordered.

"Fire Blast!" Ash ordered.

Venonat's attack came swiftly and knocked Charmander for a loop. In fact, Charmander was out.

"Hm... Interesting..." Ash said, recalling Charmander. "Go, Pidgey!" he shouted, calling out his next Pokémon.

"Use Poisonpowder!" Janine ordered.

"Use your Fly attack!" Ash ordered.

Venomoth spread the toxic powder around, but Pidgey flew high above it. It then divebombed Venomoth, taking it out.

"Venomoth, return!" Janine said, recalling the fallen Bug-Type. "Well done. Usually my Pokémon are better at fighting foes due to their special training. I guess it was an off day." she said.

"More like you got careless." a voice said.

"Father!?" Janine said, surprised.

"Koga, master of Pokémon martial arts. This will be fun..." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time, including the conclusion of this Gym Battle.

[CelebiMaster]

:yes: Ohhhh, so that's what it's called lack of money.........

[CelebiMaster]

Looks like I was wrong about it not being here...

[Pokemaster Ash]

Ugh... Gomen nasai, gomen nasai. I really wish I could have updated at some point, but...well...

I have a job now.

Yep. You heard right. It's only part time, but at least I'll be making some decent money. That'll mean more games and other stuff for me, which will cut into my time some more... Well, you see where this is headed. Don't expect frequent updates from me. I'll try to keep things going here, but don't expect much from me now.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now a new update! Yay! *insert chibi versions of his characters dancing around like cheerleaders or something*

...Okay, that was weird.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 12

In a puff of smoke, Koga appeared the arena.

"I'm a bit disappointed in you, Janine. I taught you better than to leave your Pokémon open like that. However you tried your best." he said.

"Sorry, father." Janine said. Koga turned to Ash.

"You show a lot of promise. Think you can beat the master of poison and stealth?" he said.

"I can." he said.

"Okay. Go, Weezing!" he said, sending out his first Pokémon.

"Go, Abra!" Ash said, calling out the Psychic-Type.

"Smokescreen!" Koga ordered.

"Use Psywave!" Ash ordered.

Weezing filled the arena with smoke. Abra's attack missed.

"Okay, Weezing. Now use Sludge!" Koga shouted.

"Confusion!" Ash ordered.

Abra got sludged, but wasn't hurt too badly. Abra sent a Confusion attack in the direction the Sludge came from and hit Weezing before it could sneak away. Weezing was dazed by the attack.

"Impressive." Koga said, recalling Weezing. "Now take this. Go, Muk!" Koga shouted, sending out his next Pokémon. "Toxic!" he ordered.

"Psychic!" Ash ordered.

Muk sent the poisonous attack at Abra, weakening it further. It couldn't go on.

"Crap. Abra, return!" Ash said, recalling Abra. "Go, Dugtrio!" he said, calling out the Ground-Type.

"Minimize!" Koga ordered.

"Earthquake!" Ash ordered.

Muk appeared to shrink to very small proportions, but Dugtrio's quake demolished the living toxic waste.

"Muk, return!" Koga said, recalling the fallen Pokémon. Ash recalled Dugtrio. "Very impressive. I don't see any reason for you not to have the Soulbadge." he said.

"Yes. Your skills are good. Have this." Janine said, handing him the badge. Ash left and headed to the Pokémon Center nearby to let his Pokémon recover.

"That was a bit tough." he said. Then he smiled. "However the next Gym Leader I take on is going to be a sight for sore eyes." he continued. "(Oh Sabrina... How long has it been since we last saw each other? Seven years, I think. Too long. I miss you.)" he thought. He sighed. "However I didn't know why I missed you back then. I know why now." he said. He left the Center and started to head west.

"Say, you interested in catching good Water Pokémon?" a fisherman said.

"I guess." he said.

"Have this special fishing rod. It'll catch any Water-Types." he said, giving Ash a fishing rod.

"How can I be sure it'll work as well as you say?" Ash asked.

"Because I, the Fishing Guru, use on just like it." he said.

"The Fishing Guru? I've heard of you. I guess I really can trust you. I'll try it out as soon as I can." Ash said. He continued west and hit a grassy area. "Hm... A lot of Flying-Types are supposed to reside here. Maybe I can score some." he said. He wandered around the grass, but didn't seem to find any. "Huh? Where are they?" he asked. Just then he heard something in the grass. "There we go." he said, turning around. He saw a Pidgeotto. "I don't think I'll have problems here. Pokéball, go!" he shouted, throwing the ball at it. He caught Pidgeotto. "Good." he said. Just then a Farfetch'd appeared.

"Farfetch'd! [Attack!]" it yelled.

"Huh?" Ash said. Just then a Pidgeot, a Doduo, a Dodrio, and a Fearow appeared to attack. "Damn!" he cursed. He pulled out a Pokéball. "Go, Pikachu!" he shouted, calling out the electric mouse. "Thunderbolt!" he ordered.

"Pikachu! [Take this!]" Pikachu yelled, nailing the Flying-Types with the powerful attack. They were still flying, however. Fearow used Mirror Move, nailing Pikachu with a Thunderbolt. Pidgeot then dove in and nailed Pikachu with a Sky Attack.

"Oh no! Pikachu! Return!" Ash shouted, recalling the injured Pokémon. Farfetch'd leapt up and slashed Ash in the face. "Ow..." he said, putting his hand to the cut on his cheek. Dodrio fired a Tri Attack at him, which hit. "Ugh... These guys must really hate trainers." he said. Fearow circled around and flew in for a Drill Peck. "I don't think so!" Ash shouted, hurling a Great Ball at it. He caught Fearow. "One down." he said. Doduo charged at him, ready to use Fury Attack. "Pokéball, go!" Ash shouted, tossing a ball at Doduo. It was also captured. "Two down. Now for some strategy." he said, pulling out some Great Balls. Pidgeot circled around for another Sky Attack. Ash ran in front of Dodrio.

"[What the!?]" Dodrio cawed. Pidgeot dove in for a Sky Attack and Ash leapt away at the last moment. Pidgeot took Dodrio out. "Good." Ash said, catching Dodrio in one of the Great Balls. Farfetch'd leapt up at him, ready to slash at him again. Ash blocked with one arm and caught Farfetch'd in one of the Great Balls he had in his other hand. "And now for Pidgeot..." he said. Pidgeot dove in for another Sky Attack. "Come and get it." Ash said, smiling. Right before impact, he used Counter. Instead of hurting Ash, Pidgeot did major damage to itself! "So much for this bout. Great Ball, go!" he said, throwing the last ball at Pidgeot. He caught it. "And now to continue my trip to my love..." he said, heading towards Cycling Road. He was stopped, however.

"Sorry, but you can't pass without a bicycle." the Officer Jenny there said.

"Crap." he said.

"You can rent one. You have to return it at the Celadon exit, though." she said.

"Okay." he said. He got a bike and started pedalling...uphill. "Ugh... This has to be the only hill on the entire continent!" he said. The land levelled out partway and he stopped near a lake. "I think I'll rest here." he said.

"Don't plan on it!" a voice yelled.

"Oh no..." Ash said.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jesse!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth, that's right!" A mecha Tangela appeared.

"What do you want?" Ash asked.

"What else? To beat you and swipe your Pokémon. In addition, our boss wants you." Jesse said.

"None of that is going to happen." Ash said, getting ready.

"Wanna bet?" James asked. The mech sent out a few vines. Ash dodged a few, but got wrapped up by the rest.

"What the!?" he said, trying to break free. Just then the vines began to crush him.

"Ha ha! Those vines are unbreakable!" James shouted.

"Damn..." Ash cursed, struggling.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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More fun next time, including Ash finally reaching Saffron Metropolis. Unfortunately.....he winds up sidetracked. You're wondering what on Earth could distract Ash when his sights are set on the lovely Sabrina (not to mention, he's so close to getting to her)? I'll give you three guesses.

[Pokemaster Ash]

New update time again. I'm a busy person, but at least I squeeze these in every so often... Two new armors for Ash in this one.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 13

"I have to find a way out of this..." Ash said.

"Give up! You can't get away this time!" James shouted.

"I might be able to get out of this if I went Hydromaster, but then this thing would kick my butt." he said. Just then his Soulbadge glowed. "I hope this works..." he said. His armor glowed and became a purple armor that seemed somewhat liquid. "Now Toxicmaster Ash is on the scene." he said. He turned into ooze and slipped out of the mech's grip. He reformed on the ground.

"What the!?" Jesse said.

"AAH! Look at the vines!" Meowth screamed. The vines holding Ash had been damaged. In fact, they were melting.

"He's as lethal as a Muk!" James shouted.

"Now eat this!" Ash shouted, turning his arm into an arm cannon. "Sludge!" he shouted, spraying the mech with the lethal substance. The mech exploded from its damage.

"Heh heh heh. Good thing for us we weren't in that mech." Jesse said.

"What!?" Ash said. A mechanical Starmie emerged from the lake.

"Take this!" James shouted. The mech nailed Ash with a Psychic attack, causing major damage in his state.

"Ugh... I can't fight them like this." he said. He grabbed his Rainbowbadge, which glowed. "Perfect." he said.

"Now to wash you away with a Hydro Pump!" Meowth shouted. The mech fired, but before it hit, Ash was enveloped by solar energy. Vines grew from his back and wrapped him up completely. He emerged with a green armor that had two pairs of vines growing from the back and a pair of wrist shooters. (Author's note: the two pairs of vines were what grew out of his back in the first place.) The water hit him and did nothing.

"What the?! He's still standing?" Jesse asked.

"He's got a different armor, too." James said.

"Thanks for the power boost. As Plantmaster Ash, water gives me a nice rush." he said. He glanced up at the bright sun. "As does that." he said.

"Uh oh..." the three Rockets said.

"And now... Vine Whip!" he shouted, wrapping the mech up with his vines. He then began charging up. "Solarbeam!" he shouted, firing the intense solar blast at the mech. It blew to pieces.

"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again...!" they yelled.

"They never learn." he said as his armor reverted.

He got back on his bike and kept going. He returned the bike, made a quick trip through Celadon, and then made it to his destination. "I'm finally here. I'm finally in Saffron Metropolis. It's about time. Now to see someone I haven't seen in ages." he said. He walked over to the Gym, but found it guarded.

"Beat it, kid. The Gym's closed." the man guarding it said. Ash noticed a patch with a big red 'R' on it on his shirt.

"(He's one of them...)" Ash thought. He saw red again. "You lousy son of a...!" Ash said, punching him in the face.

"What the!? What the hell do you think you're doing!?" the man said.

"Dealing with trash." Ash said. He then beat the crap out of the Rocket. His faced turned serious.

"Of all the places... Those b******s are here. But where?" he said. He looked around and then saw Silph Corporation. "Of course. They have to be there because of their projects and data. It's the only place." he said. He looked back at the gym. "I'm sorry, Sabrina. Our reunion will have to wait." he said. He dashed off towards Silph Co. and got to the front door, which was oddly unguarded. "Seems almost too easy. But I will get rid of Team Rocket." he said, entering the building. He was confronted by a Rocket right away.

"Huh? Intruder!" the Rocket said. Others came to assist him.

"I don't have time for this." Ash said.

"We don't care. Prepare to be beaten." one of them said.

"Just get out of my way!" Ash shouted, running towards them. They pulled out their guns and opened fire, but all of their shots bounced off. And beat all of them up and proceeded to the second floor. There his problems really began. "Damn. There are Rockets all over the place. In addition, it's hard to tell where those teleporter tiles go." he said. He carefully walked around and got to a tile. "I wonder where this goes..." he said. He stepped on it and was transported to an empty room. "Crap. Dead end." he said. He teleported back. "That didn't work." he said. Just then he was zapped by a Thunderbolt. "Ugh..." he said, stumbling forward a bit.

"Heh heh heh. Nice job, Magneton. You got the intruder." a scientist said.

"You work for Team Rocket?" Ash asked.

"Yep. A few of us do. We're spies. Some things have come around that have piqued their interests." he said.

"I see." Ash said.

"Now I've told you too much. Time to get rid of you." he said.

"I don't think so!" Ash said, taking Magneton out with a Flamethrower.

"What the!?" the scientist said, surprised.

"Now for you." he said, beating the crap out of the scientist. He then continued to wander around the building, trying various teleporter tiles. "Where's the right tile?" he asked.

"Hey! Another intruder!" a Rocket shouted.

"(Another intruder? Is there someone else here they don't want?)" Ash thought. Some other Rockets came to assist. "Don't you ever give up?" he asked. He beat the crap out of them too.

"Weaklings." a scientist said.

"You want some of this?" Ash asked. The scientist ran for it. "Not so fast! Thunderwave!" he shouted, paralyzing him. He walked over to the scientist. "No Rocket will get away from me." he said. He then noticed something. "Hm? A card key? This should help a lot." he said. He went up a few floors and found some locked doors. "Bingo. These should lead to where I want to go." he said. He opened one door, but saw nothing inside. "Empty?" he said, confused. He opened another door. He saw a teleporter tile inside. He used it and wound up in a room full of people. "Huh? Who are you?" he asked.

"We are the people that work here. Our boss is with Team Rocket's boss. Please save him." a woman said.

"I will." Ash said. He went through another teleporter in the room and wound up near the main office. "I'm finally here." he said. He crept closer until...

"Hey! You there!" he heard behind him. He whirled around and nailed the guy behind him with a Mega Punch.

"So much for... What!?" he said, getting a good look at who he just clobbered. "Gary?" he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Next time: Ash and Gary take care of Giovanni and the moment we've all been waiting for: Ash and Sabrina finally reunited. (And they get their relationship started with a bang, too. Two of them, actually.)

[Pokemaster Ash]

Well he doesn't use his elemental forms against powerful Pokémon until Johto. However there is one instance of him using one fighting alongside a Pokémon. However that's not for a little while yet. As for the reunion...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 14

Ash kneeled down next to Gary.

"Hey Gary! Wake up!" he said.

"Ugh... Oh... What hit me?" Gary said, coming around.

"Sorry about that. You shouldn't have snuck up on me like that." he said.

"Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have. Wait. Ash? Is that you?" Gary said.

"Yeah. I hope I didn't hurt you too badly." Ash said.

"Grandpa told me that something happened to you. He didn't mention this, though." Gary said.

"Nevermind that. You're here for the same reason I am, right?" Ash said.

"To get Team Rocket out of here? Yeah. So what's the plan?" Gary said.

"I don't really have one. However I do plan on fighting their leader." Ash said. The two continued on and got to a locked door. "Heh heh. Time to fight." he said, opening the door. Giovanni was inside with the president of Silph Co.

"What!? How did you get so far!?" Giovanni asked.

"Call it good luck." Ash said.

"Ugh... Now I have to deal with you and a Gym Leader. No matter. Persian, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, go!" Giovanni said, calling out the three Pokémon.

"Go Alakazam!" Gary shouted, calling out the powerful Psychic-Type.

"Bring it on." Ash said. Nidoqueen charged towards Alakazam.

"Give it a Psychic attack!" Gary ordered. Alakazam concentrated and took out Nidoqueen with a powerful attack. Meanwhile Nidoking was ready to trample Ash with Thrash.

"I don't think so. Hydro Pump!" Ash said, gaining his arm cannon. He drenched Nidoking with the powerful Water-Type attack.

"Persian, get him!" Giovanni ordered. Persian leapt up for a slash to the face.

"Ah ah ah." Ash said, using Agility to get away at the last second. He then fried Persian with a Thunderbolt.

"No! Curse you two! I'll get you both!" Giovanni shouted, recalling his Pokémon. He then disappeared.

"Very impressive, Ash. I look forward to fighting you in Viridian." Gary said. He left.

"Thank you so much for saving me and this company. Team Rocket was after our more advanced products and projects, namely the Masterball, which can catch Pokémon without error. Here. Have some." the president of Silph said, handing Ash 3 Masterballs. "Use these wisely." he added.

"I will." Ash said. He returned to the room where the people were.

"Thank you for clearing Team Rocket out of here. Have this." a man said. He handed Ash a Great Ball. "Inside is a Lapras. Treat it well." he said.

"Okay." Ash said. He left Silph Co. and headed towards the Gym. "Now I can get back to what I wanted to do." he said. He was stopped, however, in front of the nearby fighting dojo.

"Are you the one who made Team Rocket leave Saffron?" the man there asked.

"Yes." Ash said.

You are very strong. Take these Pokémon as a sign of your strength." he said. He handed Ash two Great Balls. "Inside are Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan." he continued.

"Thank you." Ash said.

"Go on and fight well. Use your strength to defeat your opponents. I, the Karate King, honor your strength." he said. Both bowed at each other and Ash continued on towards the Gym. He smiled when he got to the Gym.

"Here I come." he said. He entered the Gym, but unfortunately... "More teleporter tiles?" he asked. He got through the puzzle, which was way less confusing than the one at Silph. He eventually got to his goal.

"Hm? A challenger? It's been a while. Then again, Team Rocket's been causing problems." Sabrina said in her usual cold tone.

"Hello Sabrina." Ash said, smiling.

"Do I know you?" she asked.

"It's me, Ash. Don't you remember me?" Ash said. She shook her head sadly.

"I'm sorry, but I do not. You do seem familiar, though. Either way, however, we must fight. I won't go easy on you." she said.

"I understand." Ash said.

"Go Abra!" she said, calling out her first Pokémon. Ash hesitated for a second, then pulled out a Pokéball.

"Go, Gastly!" he said, calling out the Ghost-Type. "(I can't hold back, even with my feelings for her.)" he thought.

"Confusion!" Sabrina ordered.

"Use Lick!" Ash ordered.

Abra hit Gastly with the Psychic attack, but Gastly held up and got Abra with a nasty lick. Abra was out due to shock.

"Hm... Abra, return! Go, Mr. Mime!" she said, switching Pokémon.

"Gastly, return! Go, Beedrill!" Ash said, also switching.

"Use Confusion!" she ordered.

"Evade and use Twineedle!" Ash ordered.

Mr. Mime sent the attack at Beedrill, but it dodged and swooped in, stinging Mr. Mime a couple of times. It was out.

"...Mr. Mime, return! Go, Kadabra!" she said, switching Pokémon. "(He's good.)" she thought.

"Beedrill, return! Go, Haunter!" Ash said, switching again.

"Psybeam!" she ordered.

"Lick!" Ash ordered.

Kadabra fired at Haunter, but Haunter flew around it. It then dealt with Kadabra like Gastly did Abra.

"...Kadabra, return! Go, Alakazam!" she said, switching to her last Pokémon.

"Haunter, return! Go, Gengar!" Ash shouted, switching.

"Psychic!" Sabrina ordered.

"Nightshade!" Ash ordered.

Both Pokémon fired their attacks, which collided. This resulted in a large explosion. Sabrina got ready to endure it, but then found a Barrier protecting her.

"(Huh? Is this Alakazam's doing?)" she thought. She saw Ash concentrating, a Barrier in front of him too. "(He did this? Impressive. Wait... I do recognize him. That is Ash. And...are my feelings returning to me?)" she thought, slightly in shock. When the smoke cleared, Gengar was barely standing. However Alakazam was out. She smiled. "You did well, Ash. Have this, my old friend." she said, handing him a Marshbadge.

"Does this mean you remember me?" he asked. Before she could answer, something rocked the Gym. "What the!?" he said. Both dashed outside and saw a massive Nidoking mecha.

"This is for the insult at Silph!" Jesse shouted.

"Get out of Saffron!" Sabrina shouted, sending a Psychic attack at the mech, which didn't take a lot of damage.

"You think you can attack us!?" James shouted.

"Take this!" Meowth shouted. The mech fired a Toxic attack at Sabrina.

"No! Sabrina!" Ash shouted, dashing over to get her out of the way. His Marshbadge glowed and he was surrounded by Psychic energy. He gained a golden armor with a cool-looking cape. He grabbed Sabrina and teleported a good distance away. "Stay here. You'll be safe." he said. He then flew off and confronted the mech. "You'll pay for that!" he shouted.

"Not likely." Jesse said. They fired a Hyper Beam at him.

"Reflect!" Ash shouted, creating a barrier. He held back the blast, then sent it back at them, which badly damaged the mech. Then Sabrina teleported next to him. "Huh?" he said.

"Let me help you. Please?" she said. He smiled.

"Okay." he said. They held hands and concentrated.

"Uh oh. I don't like that they're together." Jesse said.

"Take this! Psychic!" both shouted, sending two nasty Psychic attacks at the mech, which was obliterated.

"Looks like we're blasting off again...!" they yelled. Ash's armor returned to normal. Then they turned to one another.

"Ash... You've become so strong and handsome." she said, smiling.

"You've become very beautiful yourself, Sabrina." he said. She pulled his helmet off, revealling his brown hair.

"Thank you for everything you've done for me today." she said.

"I'm glad you're back to normal. You deserve to be happy again." he said. He sighed as he looked at her. "It's been too long." he said. They gave each other a small, quick kiss on the lips, then a longer, passionate kiss.

"Ash, I don't want to let go of you." she said, her eyes tearing up a little.

"You're going to have to. But don't worry. I'll be back." he said.

"I know. Be careful, Ash." she said.

"I will." he said, putting his helmet back on. He then dashed off, ready to take on his next challenge.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Don't think this is the last you'll see of the blue-haired Psychic in a while. She does pop up from time to time, especially in the Johto Chapter (though only a couple of times does she actually show up in Johto, the rest is cameos).

[Pokemaster Ash]

Yes, I'm updating. In today's installment, Ash catches a ton of Pokémon...including a Legendary! Also you'll get a bonus after the show...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 15

Ash left Saffron and Sabrina behind for now, but he'd be back when his journey was over. He made his way back to Fuchsia through Vermillion. Eventually he got to the sea.

"A nice, relaxing swim should do me some good." he said. He dove into the water and started swimming. He got pretty far out. "I'm barely breaking a sweat. This is easy with this armor." he said. Just then he felt something grab his leg. "What the!?" he said, surprised. He was pulled under. He activated his aquatic gear and saw he was being attacked by a Tentacool and a Tentacruel. "So they want to play rough, huh? Thundershock!" he said, trying to use the Electric attack. It backfired and zapped him. "Ugh... My Electric attacks won't work that well since I'm underwater. They'll hit me." he said. Both Pokémon spit Acid at him, which burned on contact. "This stuff is strong." he said. Then he got an idea. "Try this. Psychic!" he said, nailing the two Pokémon with the attack. Heavy damage was done. He then pulled out a Pokéball and a Great Ball. "I can't throw these down here, but..." he said. He gained his arm cannon and put the Pokéball in it. "Fire one!" he shouted, using Water Gun to propel the ball at Tentacool. "Fire two!" he said, firing the Great Ball at Tentacruel in the same fashion. He caught both of them. "Perfect." he said. He continued swimming, eventually getting to the Seafoam Islands.

"Ah, back on dry land." he said, deactivating his aquatic gear. He went inside. "There are lots of Water Pokémon in here. I should be able to catch a few." he said. Just then he saw a Staryu and a Starmie in the water. "Already found two of them." he said. He threw a Pokéball and a Great Ball at them and caught them. "Not too bad." he said. Just then he got slapped by an icy hand. "Huh?" he said, putting his hand to the slapped area. He found it slightly frostbitten. He turned around and saw a ticked off Jynx. "This is going to be interesting... Go, Charmander!" he said, calling out the fiery lizard. "Flamethrower!" he ordered. Jynx nailed Charmander with Ice Punch, but Charmander burned her with Flamethrower. "Nice. Great Ball, go!" he shouted, throwing a ball at Jynx. He caught her. "Whew. I wonder what else I'll find here." he said, recalling Charmander.

Ash continued to wander around the massive caverns. He came across a pair of familiar shells. "Hm. Shellder and Cloyster. Looks like these two are sleeping." he said. He threw a Pokéball and a Great Ball at them and caught them. "...Too easy. I really should look for Pokémon that can fight back. It's more fair." he said. Just then some powerful blasts of water sent him flying into a wall. He got up and saw a Wartortle and a Blastoise. "Alright." he said. He called out Pikachu. "Pikachu, nail them with Thunderbolt!" he ordered. Pikachu managed to hit Wartortle, but Blastoise nailed Pikachu with Skull Bash. "Thunder!" he ordered. Pikachu charged up and nailed Blastoise with the powerful attack. It was out. "Awesome." Ash said. He threw a Pokéball at Wartortle and a Great Ball at Blastoise. He caught them both. "Now to see what else is around." he said, recalling Pikachu.

He kept wandering around when he found a lake. "I should find lots of Pokémon here." he said. Just then a Gyarados appeared from the water. However it wasn't just any Gyarados. "Well, well, well. You thought you could take care of me? This time, the fight is personal." he said, giving Gyarados a nasty look. "Remember me? The trainer you blasted months ago? I'm back." he said. Gyarados roared and fired a Hyper Beam at him. He deflected the attack with his arm. "Not this time. Thunderbolt!" he shouted, frying Gyarados. It was out. "Great Ball, go!" he shouted, throwing the ball at Gyarados. He caught it. "So much for him." he said. He pulled out his fishing rod and started fishing. "I wonder what I'll--- Hey! A bite!" he said. He reeled in a Goldeen. "Not too bad." he said. He caught it. He then repeated the process with a Seaking, a Magikarp, a Horsea, a Seadra, and a Poliwag. "Fishing's fun." he said. Just then a Dragonair popped its head out of the water. "Neat." he said. He got into the water and quietly swam over to it. "Hello." he said.

"Dra? Dragonair. [Hm? Hello.]" Dragonair said.

"You're a pretty Pokémon." he said.

"Dragonair. [Thank you.]" Dragonair said. "Dra dragonair, dragon? [You want to catch me, don't you?]" it added.

"Yes, but I won't mistreat you." he said. He pulled out a Pokéball and gently tossed it at Dragonair. He caught it. Just then he felt something bump into his leg. "Huh?" he said. He gained his aquatic gear and went under. He noticed a Seel and a Dewgong playing around. He smiled. "These two don't want to fight." he said. He caught them and returned to the surface. There he saw a Slowpoke and a Slowbro. "...Not much point in trying to fight or talk to them." he said. He caught them before they realized it (really not hard to do).

He continued exploring the caves and found a Poliwhirl and Poliwrath fighting. "Interesting. I think I'll wait this one out." he said. The two wound up KOing each other. "That was fun." he said, catching the both of them. Then he found a Psyduck and a Golduck wandering around. "They don't look too much like they want to fight right now." he said, catching them. He continued along and came across a completely frozen area. "What the...?" he said. He noticed some frozen Pokémon. "Krabby, Kingler, Vaporeon..." he said. He caught all three. Just then he noticed a larger block of ice containing... "A Dragonite!?" he said. He caught it in a Great Ball. "Who or what did this?" he asked.

He found an alcove with some other frozen figures inside. "What are these?" he asked. He broke the ice with some Fire Punches and saw they were... "No way! Omastar and Kabutops!?" he said, shocked. He saw they were starting to come around. "I better act fast." he said, catching them in Great Balls. Just then he heard a bird caw. He got out of the alcove and was in for a real shock. "Articuno..." he said, stunned. "Such a beatuful Pokémon... Even as beautiful as Sabrina." he continued. Articuno fired an Ice Beam at him, which missed. "So you want to play rough, huh? Thunderbolt!" he said, sending the electrical attack at the Legendary Bird. It struck, but only seemed to make Articuno mad. It sent a Blizzard at him. "Fire Blast!" he shouted, firing through the Blizzard and nailing Articuno, weakening it. "Sorry, Articuno, but I must do this. Rock Slide!" he shouted, causing a small avalanche of rocks to rain down on Articuno. Ash pulled out an Ultra Ball. "Now you'll be one of my strongest Pokémon...and hopefully one of my best friends. Ultra Ball, go!" he said, throwing the ball at Articuno. It hit and captured Articuno. Ash walked over and picked up the ball. "I think you and I will make a good team." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. Whole bunch of Water-Types, some Ice-Types, a couple of Dragons, and Articuno. Not bad, huh?

And now for the bonus. Since Sabrina has shown up, I thought I'd share a tune that I think kinda fits her relationship with Ash (at least when it gets to the point when they have one). This is more fitting for much later in the story, but I want to do this now. Note: the brackets in the translation indicate words that aren't in the direct translation, but are more or less in there in case one wanted to sing along in English.

Just Communication
Artist: Two-Mix
From: Gundam Wing

Just Wild Beat Communication
Ame ni utare na gara
Iroasenai atsui omoi
Karada jyuu de tsutaetai yo tonight!

Nureta sono kata wo atatameru you ni daita
Furueteru yubisaiki ha nani wo motomesama you no
Togire togire demo tsutaete hoshii itami wo
Sameta furi suru koto de otona ni nante narenai
Anata no manazashi momoritai
Kanashimi tsuyosa ni kaeru ai wo shinjite

Just Wild Beat Communication
Nani mo osorenaide
Kanjiaeru toshikana ima dare ni mo ubaenai kara
Just Wild Beat Communication
Ame ni utare na gara
Iroasenai atsui omoi
Karada jyuu de tsutaetai yo tonight!

Tooi yoake made yori sotte sugoshitai yo
Nani mo ka mo nakushitemo yasashisa dake na kusazuni
Kotoba yori Kiss de tagai no kodou kanjite
Jyou netsu wo hiki yo seru isshun dakedo ei en...
Setsunaku hageshiku mitsumetai
Nakitai kurai ni anata dake ga itoshii

Just Wild Beat Communication
Nani mo yuzura naide
Wakari aeru hito ga ireba tatakau koto dekiru kara
Just Wild Beat Communication
Ai wo hanasa naide
Afure dashita atsui sugao
Motsureta mune toki hanatte tonight!

(instrumental)

Just Wild Beat Communication
Nani mo osorenaide
Kanjiaeru toshikana ima dare ni mo ubaenai kara
Just Wild Beat Communication
Ame ni utare na gara
Iroasenai atsui omoi
Karada jyuu de tsutaetai yo tonight!

Translation:
Just Wild Beat Communication
While being pounded by [the] rain
The hot thoughts never fade away
I want to let them circulate in my body tonight!

I held those damp shoulders trying to warm you up
Your trembling fingers wander, as if...What are they seeking?
In broken speech, tell me why you want this pain [inside of you]
You no longer seem so grown up as your pretenses fade [away]...
I want to protect this image of you
Believing in the love that changes sorrow into strength

Just Wild Beat Communication
Don’t be afraid of anything
Because no one’s going to take away the shared feelings of now, our youth
Just Wild Beat Communication
While being pounded by [the] rain
The hot thoughts never fade away
I want to let them circulate in my body tonight!

Until the faraway dawn, I want to spend the night nestled close to you
We can lose everything else, as long as we don’t lose gentleness
From words, through kisses---we feel each other’s heartbeats
Drawing passion near---for an instant, for an eternity
Painfully, violently, I want to focus on this
In this tearful situation, only you are precious...

Just Wild Beat Communication
Don’t surrender anything
Because if we both understand each other, we’ll be able to fight as one
Just Wild Beat Communication
Don’t let go of love
This overflowing, hot face [of mine] will tell you
Its deepest secrets tonight!

(instrumental)

Just Wild Beat Communication
Don’t be afraid of anything
Because no one’s going to take away the shared feelings of now, our youth
Just Wild Beat Communication
While being pounded by [the] rain
The hot thoughts never fade away
I want to let them circulate in my body tonight!

More fun next time, when Ash makes it to Cinnabar Island.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now for an update... More Rocket-free territory

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 16

Ash made it out of the Seafoam Islands.

"Whew. Fresh air." he said. He pulled out Articuno's ball. "Come on out." he said. The Legendary Bird materialized and gave him a look of respect. "You're not angry with me? That's good." he said. He hovered up the Articuno's eye level and gently stroked its head. It gestured towards its back. "You want me to get on?" he asked. Articuno nodded. "Okay." he said, climbing on. Articuno then took off, flying high and fast. "Wow. This is cool!" he shouted. He then noticed an island not too far away. "That's Cinnabar. Think you could land there without us being spotted?" he said. Articuno swooped in and landed in an empty area. "Thanks. Now if you don't mind..." he said, recalling Articuno.

He walked towards the city and noticed a lab. "I wonder if this is the place..." he said, remembering the fossils he had with him. He entered and went to an odd-looking room.

"What do you want?" the scientist there asked.

"Um, I have some fossils here that I heard you could restore Pokémon from." he said.

"Yes. Can I see the fossils?" the scientist said. Ash handed him the three fossils he had. The scientists then ran a couple of tests. "Oh my... The DNA in these fossils are that of Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Kabuto." he said.

"Really? Wow." Ash said.

"It will take some time to revive them. A Gym battle should pass the time nicely." the scientist said.

"Okay." Ash said. He left and walked to the Gym. There we found Blaine standing outside.

"Are you here to challenge me? It'll have to wait. I've lost the key. I think I dropped it while clearing burglars out of the burned out lab." he said.

"I'll get it for you." Ash said. He started walking towards the damaged building.

"Be careful. That place is dangerous." Blaine said. Ash made it to the lab and entered.

"Whoa... This place has been completely wrecked. What on Earth happened here?" he said. He wandered around, looking for the key. However he wound up walking into a smokescreen. "What the!?" he said. He caught a glimpse of what was causing the smoke. "Koffing and Weezing, huh?" he said. He called out Abra. "Abra, give both of them a nice dose of Confusion." he ordered. Abra nailed both with the attack, dazing them. "Now to get them before they recover." he said, pulling out a Pokéball and a Great Ball. "Take this!" he shouted, throwing the balls. He caught them. The smoke began to clear. "Whew..." he said. He recalled Abra and started wandering around again. He found a sleeping Flareon hiding under some rubble. "Heh. Cute." he said. He rolled a Great Ball at it and caught it.

Ash continued wandering around the building. He found a set of stairs that led upwards. He went upstairs and looked around. "Hm... Doesn't look too badly damaged. Also it doesn't look like there's anything here at all." he said. He proceeded foward a bit to be sure. However he wound up falling through the floor. "Whoa!" he yelled. He wound up back on the main floor. However he was in a different area. "Where is this?" he asked. He then got ran over by a Rapidash. "What the!?" he said. He was then nailed by a Flamethrower from a Ponyta. "Ugh... This is going to be fun..." he said, gaining his arm cannon. "Hydro Pump!" he shouted, firing at Rapidash. It dodged and used Flamethrower on him. "Man, these two are seriously fast." he said. Ponyta ran at him at full speed. "Maybe..." he said, getting an idea. "Harden!" he shouted. His armor glowed for a second and, when Ponyta hit him, Ponyta wound up doing very little to Ash. It, however, gave itself one hell of a headache. "Heh. Sorry about that." he said, pulling out a Pokéball. He threw it and caught Ponyta. "And now for Rapidash..." he said, turning to the other Pokémon. It sent a Fire Blast at him. "I don't think so. Hydro Pump!" he said, firing at Rapidash. The Fire Blast was taken out, but Rapidash dodged again. "Now I think I've got you. Water Gun!" he shouted. However, instead of firing the attack normally, he fired at Rapidash in shotgun-style. A few shots hit Rapidash, weakening it. "And now...Great Ball, go!" he shouted, throwing a ball at Rapidash. It hit and caught it. "That was rough..." he said.

Ash noticed a set of stairs leading down. "Hm... Could the key be down there?" he said. He headed downstairs, but wound up getting sludged the moment he reached the bottom. "Ugh... What the?" he said. He looked around and saw a Grimer and a Muk. Both gave him another dose of Sludge. "Ugh... It burns..." he said. "Abra, go!" he said, calling out the Psychic-Type Pokémon. "Use Psychic!" he ordered. Abra nailed both with the powerful attack, knocking the blobs out. "Good job. Now...go!" he said, throwing a Pokéball and a Great Ball at the two. He caught them. "Whew. Abra, good job. Return!" he said, recalling Abra. Ash used Recover to undo his injuries. "Much better." he said. He looked around and noticed the lower level was in even worse shape than the main floor.

"What on Earth happened here? This can't be from anything normal." he said. He noticed some papers on the floor. "Huh?" he said, picking them up. "Lab notes? Let's see... 'We have managed to create the ultimate Pokémon from the DNA of what was once the strongest Pokémon. From the Super Pokémon Mew's genes we have created the ultimate Mewtwo.' Whoa. Some serious experiments went on here." he said, reading. He continued looking through the notes. "Hm... 'It seems Mewtwo has a violent streak. He cannot be controlled. As I write, he has broken free and is wreaking havoc in this lab. Nothing normal can stop him. Only a very powerful---' Huh? Incomplete? The poor person who wrote these probably got fried by Mewtwo. Maybe I'll go after that Pokémon..." he said.

He wandered around the lower floor a little and found a key. "There it is!" he said, walking over and picking it up. However he got flamebroiled. "What the!?" he said. He turned around and saw a Charmeleon and a Charizard and neither looked very happy. Both gave him another dose of flamethrower. "Too hot..." he said. He pulled out a Great Ball. "Time to get to work, Blastoise!" he said, calling out the Water-Type Pokémon. "Use your Hydro Pump!" he ordered. Blastoise readied its hydro cannons and fired, dousing Charmeleon and Charizard. "Good. Pokéball and Great Ball, go!" he said, throwing the balls at the two Fire-Types. He caught them. "Nice job, Blastoise. Return!" he said, recalling Blastoise. Now to get out of here..." he said.

He got back to the main floor and headed towards the exit. However he found a Magmar at the door. "A Magmar? This will be fun." he said. Magmar sent a Fire Blast at him, which he dodged. "Take this! Earthquake!" he shouted, slamming his fist into the ground. The powerful attack bowled Magmar over. "Good. Now, Great Ball go!" he shouted, throwing the ball at Magmar. He caught it. "Alright." he said. Just then the building started to rumble. "Huh? S***! I've got to get out of here!" he said. He dashed outside just as the building collapsed. "Whew. Just made it." he said.

Ash walked back to the gym. "Here you go, Blaine." he said, giving the Gym Leader the key.

"Thank you. Now we may have our Gym Match." Blaine said. Both entered the Gym and reached the arena. "Thank you for helping me. However I won't go easy on you. Prepare to get burned! Go, Ninetales!" Blaine said, calling out the multi-tailed Pokémon.

"This shouldn't be too hard. Go, Squirtle!" Ash said, calling out the tiny turtle.

"Fire Spin!" Blaine ordered.

"Water Gun!" Ash ordered.

Ninetales surrounded Squirtle with flames. However Squirtle's Water Gun cut through them and nailed Ninetales.

"Hm... Ninetales, return! Go, Rapidash!" Blaine said, switching Pokémon.

"Squirtle, return! Go, Wartortle!" Ash said, switching as well.

"Flamethrower!" Blaine ordered.

"Surf!" Ash ordered.

Rapidash sent a strong stream of flames towards Wartortle. Wartortle countered by summoning a powerful wave that put the attack and its user out.

"Rapidash, return! Go, Magmar!" Blaine said, switching to his last Pokémon.

"Wartortle, return! Go get it, Blastoise!" Ash said, calling out the powerful Water-Type.

"Fire Blast!" Blaine ordered.

"Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered.

Magmar spat the powerful Fire-Type attack at Blastoise. Blastoise took aim with its hydro cannons and fired, completely dousing the attack and doing serious damage to Magmar.

"What the!? Such power... No one has ever beaten me like that." Blaine said. Both recalled their Pokémon. "You're tough. I have no doubts you'll go far. You earned this." Blaine said, handing Ash a Volcanobadge.

"Thanks." Ash said. He left the Gym. "(Only one more Gym Leader and badge left. Watch out, Gary. I'm coming after you...)" he thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh. More fun next time. Coming up is Ash's trip to the Power Plant and the showdown in Viridian City.

[SilverMachop]

Ah, Magmar makes his first appearance. Very groovy.

Magmar - "Yep. I show up, allow Pokémaster Ash to whup my arse, he gives a coupe bucks for my troubles, and we call it a day."

Good writing, PMA! You go and show that Rocket gym leader who's his daddy! May the Force be with you!

[Pokemaster Ash]

And now, another update.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 17

As Ash walked away from the Gym, Ash remembered something. "I better not forget about those three fossil Pokémon." he said. He headed to the lab and found the scientist he saw before.

"Ah, there you are. Your Pokémon are ready." he said.

"Thanks." Ash said. He walked over to Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl, who were asleep.

"They were a little unruly when we awoke them, so we had to sedate them." the scientist said.

"I see..." Ash said. He put Aerodactyl in a Great Ball and Omanyte and Kabuto in Pokéballs. "And now to get back to Viridian." he said. He left the lab and headed north until he got to the coast. "I think I'll fly there myself." he said. He leapt high into the air and began flying north. "(I think...maybe it'll be a good idea if I visited mom while in Pallet. It's been a while...)" he thought. Just then he was confronted by an odd-looking blue jet. "Huh?" he said.

"Sorry, but your flight's been cancelled!" Jesse said.

"You three. Out of my way!" Ash said.

"We know you've got those ancient Pokémon and Articuno. Hand 'em over!" Meowth shouted.

"You should know me better than that. I won't give them to you!" Ash said.

"Then prepare yourself!" James shouted. The jet transformed into an Articuno mech.

"You don't scare me." Ash said.

"Then take this!" Jesse shouted. The mech fired a few Ice Beams at Ash. He dodged all but one, which froze his legs. Unfortunately that's where the hoverjets were.

"Damn!" Ash cursed as he fell into the water.

"Now cool off!" Meowth shouted. The mech fired another Ice Beam, completely freezing Ash.

"We beat him!" James shouted.

"About damn time. Now let's get him back to base before he thaws." Jesse said. However no sooner had she said that than Ash broke out of the ice.

"What the!?" all three Rockets said.

"It wasn't a good idea to encase me in ice when Ice is an element I like." Ash said with an evil grin on his face.

"Great... He's cool with Ice." James said.

"Now for something I know you'll find hot." Ash said. He transformed again, this time getting a red armor with an arm cannon. "Now it's time you met Firemaster Ash." he said.

"Oh crap. He's gonna barbecue us." Meowth said.

"You got that right! Flamethrower!" Ash shouted, firing a super-strong stream of fire at the mech. It was toasted. "And now for the finisher. Fire Blast!" he shouted. He charged up and fired the powerful attack at them. The mech was totalled.

"Looks like we're blasting off again...!" the three cried. Ash's armor returned to normal.

"Now to get back home." Ash said, continuing his flight. He saw a small patch of grass near Pallet and landed. "I wonder if there's anything interesting here..." he said. A Tangela leapt out at him. However it knocked itself out when it slammed into his armor. He laughed a little. "Well that was...interesting..." he said. He pulled out a Great Ball and caught Tangela. "And now...home..." he said.

Ash made it back to Pallet City. "It hasn't really changed. That's nice, I guess. Then again, it's only been a couple of months." he said. He headed to his house. "I hope mom doesn't freak out..." he said as he walked in. He removed his helmet. "Anyone home?" he asked.

"Ash? Is that you?" his mom asked from somewhere in the house.

"Yeah, it's me." he said. Delia walked into the room and was surprised by what she saw.

"What happened to you?" she asked.

"Shortly after I left Professor Oak's, I ran into a Magikarp that evolved into an angry Gyarados. I got blasted and the next thing I knew, I had this on." he said.

"At least nothing worse happened." she said.

"However something good has happened while I've been away." he said.

"Oh? What?" Delia asked.

"Remember Sabrina?" he asked. Delia smiled.

"You saw her?" she asked.

"Better." Ash said, smiling.

"I see. You got what you've been wishing for." she said.

"Yes. I think she and I will do well together." he said.

"How long are you going to stay here for?" Delia asked.

"Not too long. I have to get to Viridian to fight Gary." he said.

"Well don't split too soon, okay? It's nice having you back, even if it is for a short time." she said.

"Okay, mom." he said. The two hugged each other.

"It's so nice to see you again." Delia said.

"I know." Ash said.

Ash eventually left Pallet once more and headed to Viridian. When he arrived, he found the power out.

"That's odd. It hasn't been storming lately. What gives?" he said. He decided to fly to the Power Plant, where he found all of the workers standing outside. "What's going on here?" he asked.

"This strange big yellow bird came in and made the place its home. All of the Electric Pokémon that help run the plant as well as a whole bunch of wild Electric-Types have started defending it and treating it like it was their king or something." a worker said.

"A big yellow bird? There's only one Pokémon that I can think of that fits that description: Zapdos." he said.

"Holy s***! That bird in there is Zapdos!?" another worker said.

"Most likely. I'll deal with it." Ash said, heading inside. "I'll have to be cautious here. If I'm not careful, I could get fried." he said. After a while, he saw a Raichu wandering around. It saw him.

"Raichu! " it said. It then sent a Thunderbolt at Ash.

"Whoa!" he said, dodging. "Go, Diglett! Use Dig!" he said, calling out the mole Pokémon. It slipped underground and then smashed into Raichu from below. By the way Diglett hit it and the way Raichu reacted, it appeared the Raichu was male.....and in pain. "Ouch... Sorry about that. Great Ball, go!" Ash said, throwing a ball at Raichu. He caught it and then recalled Diglett.

Ash wandered further into the Power Plant. He found what seemed to be a large Pokéball.

"I'm not an idiot, Voltorb." he said. Voltorb sprang to life. However just then it was joined by an Electrode. Both started to glow and charge up energy. "Damn! Self-Destruct and Explosion. Barrier!" he said. Both Pokémon blew, but Ash created a barrier that protected him. "Whew." he said. He pulled out a Pokéball and a Great Ball and caught the unconscious pair.

Ash proceeded to wander further and further into the Power Plant.

"Hm... No sign of Zapdos yet. I wonder where it is..." he said. He kept going, however he felt like he was being followed. He turned around, but saw nothing. He kept going, but stopped and looked again. Nothing. "Maybe I'm starting to lose it." he said. He kept going, unaware that he was being followed my a Magnemite and a Magneton.

[I]TO BE CONTINUED...

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Next time: Ash finishes his trip through the Power Plant and the beginning of the showdown in Viridian...

[CelebiMaster]

MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Anyone remember me? Nice to know this place hasn't been reset(again).

[Pokemaster Ash]

*sigh* Some things don't change, huh?

Work + college = little time for me. I've made some very good progress with Legends of a Pokemaster, but I think my creativity is starting to run dry... I'm trying my best to get through it, though. I'm currently past Johto, but not yet at everyone's favorite hang out place (good ol' TPM...). Ah, TPM. Site of many discussions, many friendships, many riots, many Pokémon battles, a couple of wars (see much later in my fic), and other...strange things... *sees a Firestone tire and a Hidden Power-Water attack hit someone*...For example, that...

[CelebiMaster]

PA, how old are you anyway?

[Pokemaster Ash]

I'll be 19 in December. Surprised, huh?

[CelebiMaster]

No, I'm not suprised. I am suprised that you are 18 and you like Gundam Wing, Pokemon, Megaman and Dragon Ball Z. Do you think I could use this so my mum will get off my back for liking Pokemon? I'll be 14 in 18 days.

[CelebiMaster]

Like the Avatar? I made a GIF of myself, it was smaller than your picture, but the damn computer didn't accept it.

[Pokemaster Ash]

No rest for the weary, eh?

Well as far as writing this fic goes, I'm already in the 3rd chapter. Problem is that I haven't had much time to do anything else with it. Oh well. Maybe this weekend I can do some work with it. Until then, stay tuned.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Could it be? Yes! An update! Time for Ash to face Moltres and a familiar foe...

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 18

Ash wandered deep inside of the Power Plant. Too deep for the liking of the two Pokémon following him.

"Magnemite! [Hold it!]" Magnemite shouted.

"Magneton! [Stop right there!]" Magneton shouted. Ash spun around just in time to be nailed by a pair of Thunderbolt attacks.

"Ugh... I hate being hit by Electric attacks..." he said, falling to his knee. He pulled out a Pokéball. "Charmander, go!" he said, calling out the fiery lizard. "Give 'em both a dose of Flamethrower!" he ordered. Charmander blasted both Pokémon with the powerful Fire attack. "Good, now---Aah!" he said. Both he and Charmander were zapped by Thunder attacks. "What the!?" he said. A Jolteon leapt out and then used Thundershock to recharge Magnemite and Magneton. All 3 then confronted Ash and Charmander. "Crap..." he said. "Fire Spin them, Charmander!" he shouted. Charmander surrounded the three with damaging flames. "Now Fire Blast!" he ordered. All 3 Electric-Types were nailed by the attack. "Good. Pokéball, go!" Ash said, hurling a ball at Magnemite. He caught it. "And now, Great Balls go!" he said, hurling the stronger balls at Magneton and Jolteon. He got both of them. "Whew. Charmander, return!" he said, recalling Charmander. Ash tried walking away, but stumbled and collapsed. "Ugh... Paralyzed..." he said. He pulled out a Paralysis Heal potion and drank it. He then used Recover to undo his injuries. "Much better..." he said. "I'm probably going to hate fighting Zapdos at this rate." he said.

He continued on, going deeper and deeper into the plant. "Hm... I must be getting close. I feel a lot of energy in the air." he said. He went a little further, then stopped. "Something's here..." he said. He leapt up, avoiding a Thunderbolt attack. "You're not going to catch me off-guard with an attack now." he said. An Electabuzz stepped out. "Heh. One of the strongest non-legendary Electric-Types. This will be fun. Go, Dugtrio!" he said, calling out the triple-headed mole Pokémon. "Dugtrio, Earthquake!" he ordered. Dugtrio really shook things up, but Electabuzz managed to stay standing. "He's one strong Pokémon..." Ash said. Electabuzz then leapt past Dugtrio and nailed Ash with a Thunderpunch. Then it hit him with a Thunder attack. "Ugh... Dugtrio, Earthquake again!" he said. Dugtrio created a powerful quake that took Electabuzz out. "Good. Great Ball, go!" Ash said, throwing a ball at Electabuzz. He got it. "That takes care of that. Now to get Zapdos. Dugtrio, return!" Ash said, recalling Dugtrio.

He continued further into the Power Plant until he got near the core. "There's a lot of energy here. I can feel it. Zapdos would love it here." he said. After a little exploring, he found Zapdos. "Hm... It's going to take some doing to get it without getting extremely fried. However I think I know what should do the trick." he said. He walked towards it. "Alright, Zapdos. Time to fight. Geodude, Onix, go!" he said, calling out the Rock-Types. "Onix, Bind Zapdos! Geodude, nail it with Rock Throw!" he ordered. Zapdos tried to fly away, but there was no room to evade. Onix wrapped it up while Geodude attacked it. "Keep it up!" Ash shouted. The two Pokémon continued their assault until Zapdos was badly weakened. "Enough. Return!" he said, recalling the two. He pulled out an Ultra Ball. "Sorry, Zapdos, but I must do this. Don't worry, though. I won't mistreat you." he said. "Ultra Ball, go!" he shouted. Just as he was about to throw the ball, Zapdos glared at him and unleashed a Thunder attack. "What the!? Aah!" he said, getting fried. Zapdos then got him with a Thunderbolt. He collapsed. "He was injured...but he still had attacking power left...and a lot of it." he said. He got back up. "Let this work. Ultra Ball, go!" he shouted, throwing the ball at Zapdos, who had turned away from Ash. Zapdos turned around just in time to be struck by the ball and sucked inside. He was caught. "Whew... That takes care of that." he said. He left the Power Plant.

"So did you take care of Zapdos?" a worker asked. Ash held up the Ultra Ball.

"I don't think you'll have anything to worry about." he said.

"You caught it!?" another asked. All of them were surprised.

"Yeah. Almost got seriously fried doing it, but I got it." he said. He stumbled a bit.

"Are you okay?" another worker asked.

"I'll be fine. I just need to rest..." he said. Ash took off towards Viridian. When he got there, he found the power back on. "Well they fixed that quickly." he said. "I think a good night's rest at the Pokémon Center will do both my Pokémon and myself some good." he said.

Meanwhile, at the Gym...

"Well that settles it. Ash is headed my way now. With Brock, Misty, Surge, Erika, Janine, Sabrina, and Blaine beaten, there's no one else left for him to fight. However he'll be in for an interesting surprise later. We may have underestimated him, but I doubt they will." Gary said to himself. He smiled. "So we're finally going to have a decent fight. He wasn't ready way back then. Now...I'm sure he'll give me a good fight." he said.

"Well sorry to disappoint you, but you won't get the chance to fight him." a voice said.

"What the!? Who's there!?" Gary asked. He was knocked out.

"Heh heh. So much for him." the voice said.

"Yep. Whoever that kid is the boss wants will be in for a surprise when he gets here." a female voice said. The two dragged Gary to a closet and locked him inside. "This is more of something Jesse and James should do than us. We're better than this." she said.

"Quit complaining. It's the first thing he's asked us to do in a while." he said.

The next day, Ash headed to the Gym after recovering and doing a lot of heavy training. He was ready for this fight. He entered the Gym and found it dark inside.

"Huh? Gary? Are you here?" he asked.

"Sorry, but he's got other things to worry about." a voice said. The lights kicked in, revealling Giovanni standing in the arena area.

"What have you done to him!?" Ash asked.

"Nevermind that. It's time I took care of you." he said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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The final battle with Giovanni and Ash vs. Gary coming up next time.

[CelebiMaster]

Isn't this done yet??? Oh, Pa. Have you seen Gundam SEED yet?

[Pokemaster Ash]

I'm a very busy man, CM. Trust me, I'm trying to work on it...

And no, I haven't seen Gundam Seed yet. Heard it's good.

[CelebiMaster]

Yeah, but it's a lot like others. The main good Gundam is Blue and white, the main bad gundam in red, there is a guy in a silver mask, and the two main characters have newtype-like powers. If you've ever watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, it'ss a lot like that, with the main guy turning emotionally unstable in the end after learning a bunch of secrets.

[Pokemaster Ash]

And finally, a new update! Ash vs. Giovanni and Gary.

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Legends of a Pokemaster
The Legend Begins: Episode 19

"Why must you b******s keep tormenting me? Leave me alone!" Ash said.

"You shouldn't have interfered with Team Rocket's affairs. Now you must pay." Giovanni said.

"What do you want with me? I know you're after more than just my Pokémon." Ash said.

"I want you. With your unique abilities, Team Rocket would be unstoppable!" Giovanni said.

"No way! I'm going to put a stop to you once and for all!" Ash said.

"So be it. Nidoqueen, go!" Giovanni said, sending out his first Pokémon.

"Go, Abra!" Ash said, calling out the Psychic-Type.

"Body Slam!" Giovanni ordered.

"Psychic!" Ash ordered.

Nidoqueen charged Abra, ready to pounce. It leapt up and was about to slam on the small Psychic, but Abra blew it away with a powerful Psychic attack.

"Gr... Nidoqueen, return! Go, Nidoking!" Giovanni said, sending out his next Pokémon.

"Abra, return! Go, Blastoise!" he said, switching Pokémon.

"Horn Drill!" Giovanni ordered.

"Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered.

Nidoking charged at Blastoise, ready to stab it with its horn. Blastoise then took aim and nailed Nidoking with precision blast of water.

"What the!? Nidoking, return! Tauros, go!" Giovanni said, switching again.

"Blastoise, return! Go, Machop!" Ash said, switching.

"Tauros, Take Down!" Giovanni ordered.

"Machop, Karate Chop!" Ash ordered.

Tauros charged at Abra, ready to send it flying. However Machop jumped up at the last moment and delivered a powerful blow to Tauros' neck. Knock out.

"No way... Tauros, return! Go, Kangaskhan!" Giovanni said, switching.

"Machop, return! Go, Mankey!" Ash said, switching.

"Dizzy Punch!" Giovanni ordered.

"Thrash!" Ash ordered.

Kangaskhan rushed at Mankey, ready to give it a nasty punch. However Mankey went wild and beat the crap out of Kangaskhan.

"I...impossible! Kangaskhan, return! Go, Persian!" Giovanni said, switching to his last Pokémon. "(Just what are his Pokémon made of...? I've had Rocket agents following him since the incident in Celadon. Every battle he's had...he's demolished his opponents, be it normal trainers, Gym Leaders, or even my own soldiers and mechas... There's much more to him than there appears to be, armor or no armor.)" he thought.

"Mankey, return! Go, Hitmonlee!" Ash said, switching.

"Slash!" Giovanni ordered.

"Hi Jump Kick!" Ash ordered.

Persian leapt at Hitmonlee, claws ready to tear it apart. However Hitmonlee jumped up and slammed down on Persian feet first. Persian was taken out.

"No! This can't be... Damn it, you've beaten me again!" Giovanni shouted, recaling Persian. Ash recalled Hitmonlee.

"Face it, Giovanni. You're finished. As long as I live, I will fight Team Rocket until it is no more." Ash said.

"No... I'll never be beaten!" Giovanni said, pulling out a gun. "You may be protected just about everywhere by that armor, but it doesn't protect your face. Armor or no armor, one shot between the eyes and you're no longer a problem to Team Rocket." he said. He fired, but Ash instantly dodged.

"Mach Punch!" Ash shouted, dashing quickly to Giovanni and hitting him in the stomach. He dropped the weapon and fell to his knees, barely able to catch his breath. "Be glad I'm not the type to kill my enemies." he said.

"Hold it!" a voice shouted. Officer Jenny ran in.

"Sorry, but I've already taken care of things here. You can take him away, though." Ash said, walking away from Giovanni.

"But...who called you?" Giovanni asked.

"Who do you think?" a familiar voice said. Gary walked in.

"But...how...?" Giovanni asked.

"It took some effort, but I managed to break out of that closet. Sorry it took so long, Ash." he said.

"That's okay. Your timing was actually perfect. Giovanni got me warmed up and ready to go for our battle. Also I got a shot in on him myself." he said.

"Okay, you, come with me!" Officer Jenny said, dragging Giovanni away.

"I may be beaten...but Team Rocket will live on!" he said. The two left.

"So, Ash, are you ready?" Gary asked.

"Oh yeah. I've been waiting for this fight for 5 years." he said. He removed his helmet and tossed it aside. "I figured I could do without it this fight." he said. Both of them looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's go. Go, Pidgeot!" Gary said, calling out his first Pokémon.

"Go, Pikachu!" Ash said, calling out the electric mouse.

"Still have her, huh?" Gary asked.

"Yes, and she's a lot stronger than before." Ash said.

"Sky Attack!" Gary ordered.

"Thunder!" Ash ordered.

Pidgeot charged up and flew at Pikachu, ready to take it out. However Pikachu nailed the bird with the powerful electric attack.

"Not bad. Pidgeot, return! Go, Alakazam!" Gary said, switching.

"Pikachu, return! Go, Gengar!" Ash said, switching Pokémon.

"Psychic!" Gary ordered.

"Nightshade!" Ash ordered.

Both Pokémon fired off their attacks, which collided. Unlike what happened at Saffron Gym, Gengar's attack overtook Alakazam's and took it out.

"Hm... Alakazam, return! Go, Rhydon!" Gary said, switching again.

"Gengar, return!" Ash said, recalling the Ghost-Type. "Now here's one I'll bet you weren't ready for. Hit it, Articuno!" Ash said, calling out the Legendary Bird Pokémon.

"Articuno!? No way!" Gary said. "Take Down!" he ordered.

"Blizzard!" Ash ordered.

Rhydon charged at Articuno, ready to take it down. However Articuno's powerful Blizzard froze it in place.

"You've improved a lot more than I thought." Gary said.

"Ready to give up?" Ash asked. He already knew the answer.

"No way! Rhydon, return! Go, Exeggutor!" Gary said, switching Pokémon.

"Articuno, return! Go, Charizard!" Ash said, switching.

"Hypnosis!" Gary ordered.

"Fire Blast!" Ash ordered.

Exeggutor used Hypnosis on Charizard, but Charizard shrugged it off. It then roasted Exeggutor with the powerful fire attack.

"Exeggutor, return! Go, Arcanine!" Gary said, switching.

"Charizard, return! Go, Blastoise!" Ash said, switching to the large turtle Pokémon.

"Take Down!" Gary ordered.

"Hydro Pump!" Ash ordered.

Arcanine charged at Blastoise, hoping to knock it over so it couldn't attack. However Blastoise took aim and fired just as Arcanine was about to hit. The intense blast of water sent Arcanine flying back to Gary.

"He may have been your starter, Gary, and he may be strong, but he just can't handle my Pokémon." Ash said.

"Perhaps, but I still have one shot left. Arcanine, return! Go, Gyarados!" Gary said, switching to his last Pokémon.

"Blastoise, return! Go, Venusaur!" Ash said, switching. "Solarbeam!" he ordered.

"Hyper Beam!" Gary ordered.

"(S***! Venusaur's going to be wide open while charging. And if that beam hits just right...)" Ash thought.

Venusaur charged up for its attack. However Gyarados unleashed the powerful attack and nailed Venusaur.

"Venusaur!" Ash shouted, worried.

"Looks like I got it." Gary said. However, just then, a powerful beam of light tore through the smoke and nailed Gyarados dead on, taking it out. When the smoke cleared, Venusaur was still ready to go. "No way!" Gary said, surprised.

"I've learned a lot in these past five years, Gary. More than I think you could ever have in this time. You realized that to be truly effective with Pokémon, you need to be their friends. I could tell that by the way your Pokémon respected you. However there's much more to that." Ash said.

"Yes, there is." Gary said.

"Trainers who rely too much on their brains and PokéDexes become weak. It takes not only a friendly trainer, but a strong one to keep going and win. You and the other Gym Leaders are strong. There's no doubt about it. However, through my experiences, I've become stronger. So have my Pokémon." Ash said.

"It takes someone smart and strong in order to use their Pokémon to their full potential, is that what you're saying?" Gary said.

"Yes. Kindness doesn't hurt either. However you and the others are good people already. You don't need that lesson." Ash said.

"In any case, you earned this." Gary said, handing Ash an Earthbadge. "It was nice being able to fight with you again, Ash. Thanks for teaching me a few things." he said.

"No problem." Ash said.

"However..." Gary said.

"What?" Ash asked.

"You've earned the right to face the Elite Four. However...I'd suggest training a lot more before taking them on. You may be strong enough to beat the 8 of us, but...they're a lot stronger than any of us." he said.

"I'll keep that in mind." Ash said.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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Heh heh, and now for the real fun. Next time: Victory Road. Stay tuned!

[CelebiMaster]

Also, by my exact calculations, it's about 1947235936 times better tan Gundam Wing.

[CelebiMaster]

Where is everyone?

[Salvester2]

They all died

[CelebiMaster]

Seems like it, dosen't it?